Witchcraft, witches, and violence in Ghana /

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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Main Author: Adinkrah, Mensah (Author)
Format: Online Resource eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
Subjects:
Witchcraft > Social aspects > Ghana.
Witches > Violence against > Ghana.
Trials (Witchcraft) > Ghana.
Sexism in witchcraft trials > Ghana.
Akan (African people) > Social conditions.
Sexism in witchcraft trials.
Trials (Witchcraft)
Witchcraft > Social aspects.
Witches > Violence against.
Ghana.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt9qcswd
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