| Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia Contributor(s): Crawford, J. R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113854227X ISBN-13: 9781138542273 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.02 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |