Witchcraft, witches, and violence in Ghana /

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Witchcraft violence is a feature of many contemporary African societies. In Ghana, belief in witchcraft and the malignant activities of putative witches is prevalent. Purported witches are blamed for all manner of adversities including inexplicable illnesses and untimely deaths. As in other historic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Adinkrah, Mensah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
Subjects:
Witchcraft > Social aspects > Ghana.
Witches > Ghana > Violence against.
Trials (Witchcraft) > Ghana.
Sexism in witchcraft trials > Ghana.
Akan (African people) > Social conditions.
Sorcellerie > Aspect social > Ghāna.
Sorcières > Violence envers > Ghāna.
Procès (Sorcellerie) > Ghāna.
Akan (Peuple d'Afrique) > Conditions sociales.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Parapsychology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Akan (African people) > Social conditions
Sexism in witchcraft trials
Trials (Witchcraft)
Witchcraft > Social aspects
Witches > Violence against
Aberglaube
Akan
Frau
Gewalt
Kind
Magie
Naturreligion
Recht
Sozialer Konflikt
Tradition
Geschlechterrolle
Menschenrechtsverletzung
Ghana
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Witchcraft violence in comparative perspective
  • Ghana : the research setting
  • Witchcraft beliefs in Ghana
  • Socialization into witchcraft beliefs
  • Witchcraft themes in popular Ghanaian music
  • Witchcraft imagery in Akan proverbs
  • Witchcraft trials in Ghanaian courts
  • Witch killings
  • Non-lethal treatment of alleged witches
  • Gendered victimization : patriarchy, misogyny, and gynophobia
  • Conclusion : Curbing witchcraft-related violence in Ghana.

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