Witchcraft, Power and Politics: Exploring the Occult in the South African Lowveld

by Kally Shokaneo, Eliazaar Mohlala, Isak Niehaus, et al.

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This is an extraordinary account of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the modern world. A powerful ethnographic study of witch-hunting in 1980s South Africa - a period of rapid social change - this book demonstrates the extent to which witchcraft must be seen, not as a residue of 'traditional' culture but as part of a complex social drama which is deeply embedded in contemporary political and economic processes. Isak Niehaus provides the context for...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0745315585

ISBN13:9780745315584

Release Date:June 2001

Publisher:Pluto Press (UK)

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Africa Anthropology Cultural History Humanities Occult Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Sciences South Africa

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