Witchcraft, witches, and violence in Ghana

Introduction: witchcraft violence in comparative perspective -- Ghana : the research setting -- Witchcraft beliefs in Ghana -- Socialization into witchcraft beliefs -- Witchcraft themes in popular Ghanaian music -- Witchcraft imagery in Akan proverbs -- Witchcraft trials in Ghanaian courts -- Witch...

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1. Verfasser:	Adinkrah, Mensah (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	New York, Oxford Berghahn 2015
Schlagworte:	Witchcraft > Social aspects > Witches > Violence against > Trials (Witchcraft) > Sexism in witchcraft trials > Akan (African people) > Social conditions > Hexerei
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction: witchcraft violence in comparative perspective -- Ghana : the research setting -- Witchcraft beliefs in Ghana -- Socialization into witchcraft beliefs -- Witchcraft themes in popular Ghanaian music -- Witchcraft imagery in Akan proverbs -- Witchcraft trials in Ghanaian courts -- Witch killings -- Non-lethal treatment of alleged witches -- Gendered victimization : patriarchy, misogyny, and gynophobia -- Conclusion: curbing witchcraft-related violence in Ghana.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319) and index
Beschreibung:	xi, 325 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:	9781782385608 978-1-78238-560-8 9781782385615 978-1-78238-561-5