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.
| ISBN: | 9781138500495 |
| Publication date: | 22nd August 2018 |
| Author: | J R Crawford |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 324 pages |
| Series: | African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century |
| Genres: |
Witchcraft Social and cultural anthropology Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems Religion: general Regional / International studies |
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.
Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia features in the following genres: Witchcraft, Social and cultural anthropology, Indigenous, ethnic and folk religions and spiritual beliefs, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, Religion: general, Regional / International studies
Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia was written by J R Crawford and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia has 324 pages
Yes it is part of African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century series
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