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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... women may lie to protect lovers. Most of the cases examined led to convictions and most of the statements used are made by witnesses attempting to tell the truth. However, in those cases where a witness's veracity is suspect he will ...
... women may lie to protect lovers. Most of the cases examined led to convictions and most of the statements used are made by witnesses attempting to tell the truth. However, in those cases where a witness's veracity is suspect he will ...
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... women I have treated the noun 'witch' as feminine; but this usage is not to be understood as meaning that the word applies only to women, for the people of Rhodesia recognize both male and female witches. Witchcraft and sorcery are ...
... women I have treated the noun 'witch' as feminine; but this usage is not to be understood as meaning that the word applies only to women, for the people of Rhodesia recognize both male and female witches. Witchcraft and sorcery are ...
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... women in rural areas. In Salisbury in 1962 there were 111,490 African males born before 1946 and 36,060 females. Of this number 62,790 males and 29,130 females were born in Rhodesia and would have been mainly Shona-speaking. While the ...
... women in rural areas. In Salisbury in 1962 there were 111,490 African males born before 1946 and 36,060 females. Of this number 62,790 males and 29,130 females were born in Rhodesia and would have been mainly Shona-speaking. While the ...
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... women and adults who would otherwise be engaged in more productive tasks about the fields and home and there is a tendency to keep cattle kraaled for longer than is necessary. A frequently voiced complaint is that 'there is now no one ...
... women and adults who would otherwise be engaged in more productive tasks about the fields and home and there is a tendency to keep cattle kraaled for longer than is necessary. A frequently voiced complaint is that 'there is now no one ...
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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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