Witchcraft, Witches, and Violence in Ghana
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Witchcraft, Witches, and Violence in Ghana

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Witchcraft, Witches, and Violence in Ghana

About this book

Witchcraft violence is a feature of many contemporary African societies. In Ghana, belief in witchcraft and the malignant activities of putative witches is prevalent. Purported witches are blamed for all manner of adversities including inexplicable illnesses and untimely deaths. As in other historical periods and other societies, in contemporary Ghana, alleged witches are typically female, elderly, poor, and marginalized. Childhood socialization in homes and schools, exposure to mass media, and other institutional mechanisms ensure that witchcraft beliefs are transmitted across generations and entrenched over time. This book provides a detailed account of Ghanaian witchcraft beliefs and practices and their role in fueling violent attacks on alleged witches by aggrieved individuals and vigilante groups.

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Information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781785335167
9781782385608
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781782385615
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences
Ghana
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21
the 
Gold 
Coast 
due 
to 
its 
rich 
reserves 
of 
the 
precious 
metal. 
It 
was 
chris-
tened 
Ghana 
following 
the 
attainment 
of 
political 
independence 
from 
Britain 
on 
March 
6, 
1957. 
Ghana 
is 
currently 
a 
parliamentary 
democracy, 
having 
experimented 
with 
scientic 
socialism 
in 
the 
late 
1950s 
and 
early 
1960s, 
series 
of 
military 
interregnums 
and 
dictatorships 
between 
1966 
and 
Map 
1.1. 
Map 
of 
Ghana

Table of contents

  1. WITCHCRAFT, WITCHES, AND VIOLENCE IN GHANA
  2. Contents
  3. Illustrations
  4. Preface
  5. Introduction: Witchcraft Violence in Comparative Perspective
  6. Chapter 1 — Ghana: The Research Setting
  7. Chapter 2 — Witchcraft Beliefs in Ghana
  8. Chapter 3 — Socialization into Witchcraft Beliefs
  9. Chapter 4 — Witchcraft Themes in Popular Ghanaian Music
  10. Chapter 5 — Witchcraft Imagery in Akan Proverbs
  11. Chapter 6 — Witchcraft Trials in Ghanaian Courts
  12. Chapter 7 — Witch Killings
  13. Chapter 8 — Nonlethal Treatment of Alleged Witches
  14. Chapter 9 — Gendered Victimization: Patriarchy, Misogyny, and Gynophobia
  15. Conclusion — Curbing Witchcraft-Related Violence in Ghana
  16. Glossary
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index

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