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Language: en
Pages: 264
Pages: 264
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-21 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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Language: en
Pages: 278
Pages: 278
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-07-08 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
In a true story of a man bewitched, set against the turbulent backdrop of contemporary Soweto, Ashforth shows that witchcraft is not simply superstition but a c
Language: en
Pages: 268
Pages: 268
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: New Africa Books
Set against the backdrop of contemporary Soweto, this is a gripping tale of witchcraft and an unlikely friendship between an Australian anthropologist and Madum
Language: en
Pages: 434
Pages: 434
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Large numbers of people in Soweto & other parts of South Africa live in fear of witchcraft, presenting complex & unique problems for the government. Adam Ashfor
Language: en
Pages: 261
Pages: 261
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-02 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
In March 2009, in a small town in Malawi, a nurse at the local hospital was accused of teaching witchcraft to children. Amid swirling rumors, “Mrs. K.” trie