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Witchcraft, magic, and divination : accounts from the Wimbum area of the Cameroon grassfields / Patrick Mbunwe Samba.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG ; [Oxford. UK] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, ©2012.Description: 1 online resource (x, 96 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789956728978
  • 9956728977
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Witchcraft, magic, and divination .DDC classification:
  • 133.4/3/096711 23
LOC classification:
  • BF1584.C17 M28 2012eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Witchcraft, Magic and Divination -- Introduction -- Role of the Chief -- Types of Witchcraft Beliefs -- Divination and Sorcery as Counter-measures -- Arts of Divination, Sorcery and Weather-magic recalled -- Medicine-men (ngaa-mchep) of Binshua and Wimbum area -- 2. Witness of Other People -- Witness of Gallus Nchanji -- Witness of Frederick Ngala Njeke -- Witness of two Churchmen -- Case of a Former Politician -- Witness of Paul N. Langdji -- Witness of Thomas Kimbi -- 3. Witchcraft and the Law -- 4. Witchcraft and Religion -- 5. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94).

Print version record.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Witchcraft, Magic and Divination -- Introduction -- Role of the Chief -- Types of Witchcraft Beliefs -- Divination and Sorcery as Counter-measures -- Arts of Divination, Sorcery and Weather-magic recalled -- Medicine-men (ngaa-mchep) of Binshua and Wimbum area -- 2. Witness of Other People -- Witness of Gallus Nchanji -- Witness of Frederick Ngala Njeke -- Witness of two Churchmen -- Case of a Former Politician -- Witness of Paul N. Langdji -- Witness of Thomas Kimbi -- 3. Witchcraft and the Law -- 4. Witchcraft and Religion -- 5. Conclusion.