1st Edition

Witchcraft and Sorcery in Rhodesia

328 Pages

by Routledge

328 Pages

by Routledge

328 Pages

by Routledge

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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... Read more

Part 1: Evidence and Confessions of Wizardry

1. Evidence of Wizardry Beliefs in Criminal Cases

2. The Problem of the Confession of Witchcraft

Part 2: The Nature of Wizardry Beliefs

3. The Basis of Wizardry Beliefs

4. Witchcraft and Religion

5. Witchcraft and Misfortune

6. The Making of a Shona Witch

7. Beliefs in the Manifestations of Witchcraft

8. Protection Against Wizardry

Part 3: The Allegation of Wizardry

9. The Pattern of Accusations