Adinkrah, Mensah.

Witchcraft, Witches, and Violence in Ghana. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages)

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

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9781782385615


Witchcraft-Social aspects-Ghana.
Witches-Ghana-Violence against.
Trials (Witchcraft)-Ghana.
Sexism in witchcraft trials-Ghana.
Akan (African people)-Social conditions.


Electronic books.

BF1584.G5A35 2015

133.4309667