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Witchcraft, witches, and violence in Ghana / Mensah Adinkrah.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New york ; Oxford publishers , c2015.Description: xi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781782385608 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 133.4309667 23
LOC classification:
  • BF1584.G5 A35 2015
Contents:
Introduction: witchcraft violence in comparative perspective -- Ghana : the research setting -- Witchcraft beliefs in Ghana -- Socialization into witchcraft beliefs -- Witchcraft themes in popular Ghanaian music -- Witchcraft imagery in Akan proverbs -- Witchcraft trials in Ghanaian courts -- Witch killings -- Non-lethal treatment of alleged witches -- Gendered victimization : patriarchy, misogyny, and gynophobia -- Conclusion: curbing witchcraft-related violence in Ghana.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319) and index.

Introduction: witchcraft violence in comparative perspective -- Ghana : the research setting -- Witchcraft beliefs in Ghana -- Socialization into witchcraft beliefs -- Witchcraft themes in popular Ghanaian music -- Witchcraft imagery in Akan proverbs -- Witchcraft trials in Ghanaian courts -- Witch killings -- Non-lethal treatment of alleged witches -- Gendered victimization : patriarchy, misogyny, and gynophobia -- Conclusion: curbing witchcraft-related violence in Ghana.

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