Imagining evil : witchcraft beliefs and accusations in contemporary Africa

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Title:

Author:

Haar, Gerrie ter.

ISBN:

9781592214853

Publication Information:

Trenton, N.J. : Africa World ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2007.

Physical Description:

vi, 348 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Religion in contemporary Africa series

Religion in contemporary Africa series (Trenton, N.J.)

Series Title:

Religion in contemporary Africa series

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

Witchcraft -- Africa.

Added Author:

Haar, Gerrie ter.

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Summary

Here is a book on witchcraft written mostly by Africans - scholars, but also human rights activists and religious practitioners. It discusses witchcraft beliefs and accusations in various parts of sub-Saharan Africa where these phenomena pose a serious problem today. It cuts across divisions of class, age and gender. By focusing on the fact that witchcraft accusations may result in violent death, the 12 contributors concentrate on witchcraft as an actual threat to society and to the psychology of individuals.