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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... to the person accused of wizardry Attitude of the husband of the witch Legal action by the person defamed Magical vengeance against a wizard The cure of the wizard's victim Removing oneself from the area of the witch's activities Getting.
... to the person accused of wizardry Attitude of the husband of the witch Legal action by the person defamed Magical vengeance against a wizard The cure of the wizard's victim Removing oneself from the area of the witch's activities Getting.
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J. R. Crawford. Removing oneself from the area of the witch's activities Getting a wizard to withdraw her wizardry Calling in the doctor XX. The cure of the witch XXI. Conclusion Appendixes I. Table of cases involving accusations of ...
J. R. Crawford. Removing oneself from the area of the witch's activities Getting a wizard to withdraw her wizardry Calling in the doctor XX. The cure of the witch XXI. Conclusion Appendixes I. Table of cases involving accusations of ...
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... areas of the country occupied by the Shona, Ndebele and Kalanga. This is not quite the same thing as limiting the study to these tribal groups because there are many multitribal and multiracial communities within these areas and to ...
... areas of the country occupied by the Shona, Ndebele and Kalanga. This is not quite the same thing as limiting the study to these tribal groups because there are many multitribal and multiracial communities within these areas and to ...
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... area is less satisfactory than that from the Eastern Shona areas, partly because there is less of it, and partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing the Ndebele from the Kalanga in the case material available to me. I freely ...
... area is less satisfactory than that from the Eastern Shona areas, partly because there is less of it, and partly because of the difficulty of distinguishing the Ndebele from the Kalanga in the case material available to me. I freely ...
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... area has been the ease with which it has been possible to obtain informants who were both educated and knowledgeable. There are few Shona-speaking persons in Salisbury who were not brought up in country districts, and so information is ...
... area has been the ease with which it has been possible to obtain informants who were both educated and knowledgeable. There are few Shona-speaking persons in Salisbury who were not brought up in country districts, and so information is ...
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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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