ISBN:
9781107016286
,
1107016282
,
9781108442695
Language:
English
Pages:
XXI, 239 S.
,
graph. Darst., Kt.
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
The International African library 43
Series Statement:
International African library
DDC:
133.4/30968
Keywords:
Mohale, Jimmy
;
Witchcraft
;
South Africa Social life and customs 20th century
;
Mohale, Jimmy, 1964-2005
;
Witchcraft
;
South Africa
;
South Africa
;
Social life and customs
;
20th century
;
Südafrika
;
Hexerei
;
Südafrika
;
Hexerei
;
Magisches Denken
;
Alltagsbewusstsein
;
Aids
;
Krankheitszauber
Abstract:
"Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa reconstructs the biography of an ordinary South African, Jimmy Mohale. Born in 1964, Jimmy came of age in rural South Africa during apartheid, then studied at university and worked as a teacher during the anti-apartheid struggle. In 2005, Jimmy died from an undiagnosed sickness, probably related to AIDS. Jimmy gradually came to see the unanticipated misfortune he experienced as a result of his father's witchcraft and sought remedies from diviners rather than from biomedical doctors. This study casts new light on scholarly understandings of the connections between South African politics, witchcraft, and the AIDS pandemic"--
Abstract:
"Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa reconstructs the biography of an ordinary South African, Jimmy Mohale. Born in 1964, Jimmy came of age in rural South Africa during apartheid, then studied at university and worked as a teacher during the anti-apartheid struggle. In 2005, Jimmy died from an undiagnosed sickness, probably related to AIDS. Jimmy gradually came to see the unanticipated misfortune he experienced as a result of his father's witchcraft and sought remedies from diviners rather than from biomedical doctors. This study casts new light on scholarly understandings of the connections between South African politics, witchcraft, and the AIDS pandemic"--
Description / Table of Contents:
"Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa reconstructs the biography of an ordinary South African, Jimmy Mohale. Born in 1964, Jimmy came of age in rural South Africa during apartheid, then studied at university and worked as a teacher during the anti-apartheid struggle. In 2005, Jimmy died from an undiagnosed sickness, probably related to AIDS. Jimmy gradually came to see the unanticipated misfortune he experienced as a result of his father's witchcraft and sought remedies from diviners rather than from biomedical doctors. This study casts new light on scholarly understandings of the connections between South African politics, witchcraft, and the AIDS pandemic"--
Note:
Bibliography: p. 219-233. - Includes index
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