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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781782385615
035 _a(DE-B1597)637158
035 _a(OCoLC)922581777
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082 0 4 _a133.4309667
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aAdinkrah, Mensah
_eautore
245 1 0 _aWitchcraft, Witches, and Violence in Ghana /
_cMensah Adinkrah.
264 1 _aNew York ;
_aOxford :
_bBerghahn Books,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c©2015
300 _a1 online resource (338 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tILLUSTRATIONS --
_tPREFACE --
_tINTRODUCTION Witchcraft Violence in Comparative Perspective --
_tChapter 1 GHANA The Research Setting --
_tChapter 2 WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS IN GHANA --
_tChapter 3 SOCIALIZATION INTO WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS --
_tChapter 4 WITCHCRAFT THEMES IN POPULAR GHANAIAN MUSIC --
_tChapter 5 WITCHCRAFT IMAGERY IN AKAN PROVERBS --
_tChapter 6 WITCHCRAFT TRIALS IN GHANAIAN COURTS --
_tChapter 7 WITCH KILLINGS --
_tChapter 8 NONLETHAL TREATMENT OF ALLEGED WITCHES --
_tChapter 9 GENDERED VICTIMIZATION Patriarchy, Misogyny, and Gynophobia --
_tConclusion CURBING WITCHCRAFT-RELATED VIOLENCE IN GHANA --
_tGLOSSARY --
_tBIBLIOGRAPHY --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aWitchcraft violence is a feature of many contemporary African societies. In Ghana, belief in witchcraft and the malignant activities of putative witches is prevalent. Purported witches are blamed for all manner of adversities including inexplicable illnesses and untimely deaths. As in other historical periods and other societies, in contemporary Ghana, alleged witches are typically female, elderly, poor, and marginalized. Childhood socialization in homes and schools, exposure to mass media, and other institutional mechanisms ensure that witchcraft beliefs are transmitted across generations and entrenched over time. This book provides a detailed account of Ghanaian witchcraft beliefs and practices and their role in fueling violent attacks on alleged witches by aggrieved individuals and vigilante groups.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024)
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650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society.
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653 _aAnthropology (General), Anthropology of Religion, Gender Studies and Sexuality.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9781782385615?locatt=mode:legacy
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