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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... Zezuru lineage TABLES I. Pattern of allegations of wizardry: the Eastern Shona II. Pattern of allegations of wizardry: Ndebele and Kalanga III. Patterns of allegations by percentages IV. Treatment of a wizard INTRODUCTION SOURCES OF ...
... Zezuru lineage TABLES I. Pattern of allegations of wizardry: the Eastern Shona II. Pattern of allegations of wizardry: Ndebele and Kalanga III. Patterns of allegations by percentages IV. Treatment of a wizard INTRODUCTION SOURCES OF ...
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... Zezuru, or Manyika-speaking. It has been curiously difficult to obtain information concerning the Ndebele in Salisbury and Sindebele is, indeed, a rare language in the courts of Salisbury, few court interpreters even knowing the ...
... Zezuru, or Manyika-speaking. It has been curiously difficult to obtain information concerning the Ndebele in Salisbury and Sindebele is, indeed, a rare language in the courts of Salisbury, few court interpreters even knowing the ...
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... Zezuru, Korekore, Manyika and Ndau. The main Western Shona groups consist of the Kalanga of the Plumtree area and the Manbyzya of the Wankie district. The Kalanga were politically subject to the Ndebele in the last century and have come ...
... Zezuru, Korekore, Manyika and Ndau. The main Western Shona groups consist of the Kalanga of the Plumtree area and the Manbyzya of the Wankie district. The Kalanga were politically subject to the Ndebele in the last century and have come ...
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... Zezuru 429,000 Karanga 615,750 Manyika 212,650 Korekore 334,880 Both the Manyika and Ndau groups are considerably larger than the above figures indicate as many of both groups live in Portuguese East Africa. There are many Kalanga in ...
... Zezuru 429,000 Karanga 615,750 Manyika 212,650 Korekore 334,880 Both the Manyika and Ndau groups are considerably larger than the above figures indicate as many of both groups live in Portuguese East Africa. There are many Kalanga in ...
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... Zezuru of the Goromonzi district to 8 per square mile amongst the Valley Tonga and Korekore of the Binga and Gokwe Areas. On the whole, the area inhabited by the Central Shona has a fairly high population density by African standards. A ...
... Zezuru of the Goromonzi district to 8 per square mile amongst the Valley Tonga and Korekore of the Binga and Gokwe Areas. On the whole, the area inhabited by the Central Shona has a fairly high population density by African standards. A ...
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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 | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
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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