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020			_a9789956728329
020			_z9789956728374
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050		4	_aBF1584.C17 _bM388 2012
082	0	4	_a133.4/3096711 _223
100	1		_aMavhungu, Khaukanani.
245	1	0	_aWitchcraft in post-colonial Africa _h[electronic resource] : _bbeliefs, techniques and containment strategies / _cKhaukanani Mavhungu
260			_aBamenda [Cameroon] : _bLangaa Research & Publishing CIG ; _a[Oxford, Eng.] : _bDistributed in N. America by African Books Collective, _cc2012 _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject Muse, _g2013) _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 electronic text (xii, 132 p.) :) _bmaps, digital file.
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 121-132).
505	0		_aAcknowledgements -- Foreword / by John Sharp -- Preface -- Witchcraft discourse in post-colonial Africa -- Witches of Venda and Kom -- Containment of witchcraft at family and community levels -- Explaining witchcraft violence in Venda, Limpopo Province -- Policy options for post-colonial South Africa -- Bibliography.
520			_aThis is a comparative ethnographic study of witchcraft and associated violence between the kingdoms of Kom and Venda in Cameroon and South Africa respectively. The book shows why despite its prevalence in both societies, witchcraft does not lead to open violence in Kom, while such large-scale violence is commonplace in Venda. It reveals that this difference can be explained by factors such as the variations in local ideas on witches, differences in the role of traditional authorities, and various state interventions on witchcraft matters. The book demonstrates, through a rich collection of detailed cases, that contrary to anthropological theory that views witchcraft as a mechanism for the expression and resolution of social tensions and conflicts, witchcraft may at times become a disturbance of amicable social relations. Witchcraft accusations may occur in a context where strained social relations have not preceded them. The knowledge and experience that people have about witchcraft is sufficient to trigger an accusation and a violent reaction. Different forms of witchcraft account for variations in witchcraft attributions and accusations. This comparison provides a valuable contribution to ongoing witchcraft policy discourse amid widespread citizen anxiety over witchcraft, and the increasing call on the post-colonial state to intervene and protect its citizens against occult aggression.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aWitchcraft _zSouth Africa _zVenda.
650		0	_aWitchcraft _zCameroon.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9956728373 _z9789956728374
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789956728329/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c32070 _d32070