ISBN:
9781782385608
,
9781782385615
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 325 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
23 cm
DDC:
133.4309667
Keywords:
Witchcraft Social aspects
;
Witches Violence against
;
Trials (Witchcraft)
;
Sexism in witchcraft trials
;
Akan (African people) Social conditions
;
Hexerei
Description / 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319) and index
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