| Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa Contributor(s): Niehaus, Isak A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113954957X ISBN-13: 9781139549578 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $84.15 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: December |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 133.430 |
| Series: International African Library |
| Physical Information: 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa reconstructs the biography of an ordinary South African, Jimmy Mohale. Born in 1964, Jimmy came of age in rural South Africa during apartheid, then studied at university and worked as a teacher during the anti-apartheid struggle. In 2005, Jimmy died from an undiagnosed sickness, probably related to AIDS. Jimmy gradually came to see the unanticipated misfortune he experienced as a result of his father's witchcraft and sought remedies from diviners rather than from biomedical doctors. This study casts new light on scholarly understandings of the connections between South African politics, witchcraft, and the AIDS pandemic. |