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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... mean witchcraft and sorcery. The difference between witchcraft and sorcery is important and will be discussed later ... means that this is a study of a more or less contemporary society. In some ways the use of judicial records enables ...
... mean witchcraft and sorcery. The difference between witchcraft and sorcery is important and will be discussed later ... means that this is a study of a more or less contemporary society. In some ways the use of judicial records enables ...
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... means of the prosecutor's questions. Leading questions are, or should be, avoided except in undisputed matters. It is otherwise in cross-examination. Frequently prosecutors lead the evidence relating to a person's place of abode and the ...
... means of the prosecutor's questions. Leading questions are, or should be, avoided except in undisputed matters. It is otherwise in cross-examination. Frequently prosecutors lead the evidence relating to a person's place of abode and the ...
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... means of the Industrial Conciliation Act (Chapter 246) and the Apprenticeship Act (Chapter 245), although the effect of this legislation is not yet fully apparent. Sexual relations between African and European have not, since 1961 ...
... means of the Industrial Conciliation Act (Chapter 246) and the Apprenticeship Act (Chapter 245), although the effect of this legislation is not yet fully apparent. Sexual relations between African and European have not, since 1961 ...
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... mean wage for males originating from the area studied was, during the period of their first employment, 62.26 shillings a month in 1958, and that the wage of married men accompanied by their wives was 120.9 shillings. In occupations ...
... mean wage for males originating from the area studied was, during the period of their first employment, 62.26 shillings a month in 1958, and that the wage of married men accompanied by their wives was 120.9 shillings. In occupations ...
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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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