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Madumo, a Man Bewitched
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Adam Ashforth
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-21 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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No one answered when I tapped at the back door of Madumo's home on Mphahlele Street a few days after my return to Soweto, so I pushed the buckling red door in a
Madumo, a Man Bewitched
Language: en
Pages: 278
Authors: Adam Ashforth
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-07-08 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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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
Madumo, a Man Bewitched
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Adam Ashforth
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: New Africa Books

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Set against the backdrop of contemporary Soweto, this is a gripping tale of witchcraft and an unlikely friendship between an Australian anthropologist and Madum
Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa
Language: en
Pages: 434
Authors: Adam Ashforth
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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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
The Trials of Mrs. K.
Language: en
Pages: 261
Authors: Adam Ashforth
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-02 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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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