Witchcraft and Sorcery in RhodesiaRoutledge, 2018 M08 16 - 328 páginas Originally published in 1967, this book is a study of witchcraft and sorcery among the Shona, Ndebele and Kalanga peoples of Zimbabwe. It analyses in their social context verbatim evidence and confessions from a comprehensive series of judicial records. It provides the first systematic demonstration of the importance and the exstent to which such sources can be used to make a detailed analysis of the character and range of beliefs and motives. The main emphasis is on witchcraft and sorcery beliefs, the nature of accusations, confessions and divination, btoh traditional and as practised by members of the Pentecostal Church. |
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... Salisbury. The Bantu-speaking groups of Rhodesia belong mainly to the Southern Bantu, the Central and Eastern Bantu ... district. The Kalanga were politically subject to the Ndebele in the last century and have come under considerable.
... Salisbury. The Bantu-speaking groups of Rhodesia belong mainly to the Southern Bantu, the Central and Eastern Bantu ... district. The Kalanga were politically subject to the Ndebele in the last century and have come under considerable.
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... district to 8 per square mile amongst the Valley Tonga and Korekore of the ... Salisbury in 1962 there were 111,490 African males born before 1946 and ... district, 49.6% of married males were absent in 1958 and 83.4% of single males ...
... district to 8 per square mile amongst the Valley Tonga and Korekore of the ... Salisbury in 1962 there were 111,490 African males born before 1946 and ... district, 49.6% of married males were absent in 1958 and 83.4% of single males ...
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... district commissioner. Failure may be due in part to the fact that these councils have, in consequence, become ... Salisbury district, an important political force behind the power of the chief. This aspect has not been sufficiently ...
... district commissioner. Failure may be due in part to the fact that these councils have, in consequence, become ... Salisbury district, an important political force behind the power of the chief. This aspect has not been sufficiently ...
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... Salisbury district are of the soko (monkey) clan, and the Gova of the Concession Area are of the shava (eland) clan. The importance of this is illustrated by the following examples. The father of one of my informants is a headman under ...
... Salisbury district are of the soko (monkey) clan, and the Gova of the Concession Area are of the shava (eland) clan. The importance of this is illustrated by the following examples. The father of one of my informants is a headman under ...
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Contenido
Evidence and Confessions of Wizardry | |
The Nature of Wizardry Beliefs with particular reference | |
Witchcraft and religion | |
Witchcraft and misfortune | |
The making of a Shona witch | |
Cannibalism and the use of human flesh | |
Protection against wizardry | |
Divination in general | |
The supernatural indication of a wizard | |
Divination in the Pentecostal Churches | |
The Consequences of the Allegation of Wizardry | |
Magical vengeance against a wizard | |
The cure of the wizards victim | |
The cure of the witch | |
The Witchcraft Suppression Act Chapter | |
Wizardry allegations where no diviner was present | |
Bibliography | |
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Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia J. R. Crawford,International African Institute Vista de fragmentos - 1967 |
Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia J. R. Crawford,International African Institute Vista de fragmentos - 1967 |
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