Imagining evil : witchcraft beliefs and accusations in contemporary Africa / edited by Gerrie ter Haar.
Contributor(s): Haar, Gerrie ter
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TextSeries: Religion in contemporary Africa series (Trenton, N.J.): Publisher: Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: vi, 348 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1592214851 (pbk.); 9781592214853 (pbk.); 1592214843 (hard cover); 9781592214846 (hard cover)Subject(s): Witchcraft -- Africa | Witch hunting -- AfricaDDC classification: 133.4/3096090511 LOC classification: BF1584.A53 | I43 2007Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-333) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BF1584 .A53 I43 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182903279533 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-333) and index.
Introduction : the evil called witchcraft / Gerrie ter Haar -- Witching-times : a theme in the histories of Africa and Europe / Stephen Ellis -- A phenomenonology of witchcraft in Ghana / Abraham Akrong -- Witchcraft in contemporary Ghana / Elom Dovlo -- Ghanaian witchcraft beliefs : a view from the Netherlands / Gerrie ter Haar -- Witchcraft and the Christian church : ethical implications / Elias K. Bongmba -- Anger as a metaphor of witchcraft : the relation between magic, witchcraft, and divination among the Mupun of Nigeria / Umar Habila Dadem Danfulani -- The Mbambi brought the message : Shitera, witchcraft of revenge / Samuel K. Mbambo -- Witchcraft as a challenge to Batswana ideas of community and relationships / Gomang Seratwa Ntloedibe-Kuswani -- Witch-hunting in Zambia and international illegal trade / Hugo F. Hinfelaar -- The impact of witchcraft beliefs and practices on the socio-economic development of the Abakwaya in Musoma-rural district, Tanzania / Stephen Nyoka Nyaga -- Containment of witchcraft accusations in South Africa : a search for a transformational approach to curb the problem / Selaelo Thias Kgatla -- The escalation of witchcraft accusations / Walter E.A. van Beek.