Debating the Witch in the South African Context

Issues Arising from the Sapc Conference 2007

Authors

  • Dale Lancaster Wallace University of KwaZulu Natal

Keywords:

Sapc Conference 2007, South Africa

Abstract

Sapc Conference 2007 Essay

References

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Diwan, Mohommed A. “Conflict between State Legal Norms and Norms Underlying Popular Beliefs: Witchcraft in Africa as a Case Study.” Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law 14, no 2 (2004): 351-387.

Ellis, Stephen. “Witching-times: A Theme in the Histories of Africa and Europe.” In Imaging Evil: Witchcraft Beliefs and Accusations in Contemporary Africa, edited by Gerrie ter Harr, 31-52.Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc., 2007

Hutton, Ronald. “The Status of Witchcraft in the Modern World.” The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies 9, no. 2 (2007) 121-131.

Tembo, Mwizenge S. The Witchdoctors is not Wrong: The Future Role and Impact of African Psychology on Individual Well-Being. Available online at http://www.bridgewater.edu/mteinmbo/NewWitchcraftPaper1.pdf.

ter Haar, Gerrie, ed. Imagining Evil: Witchcraft Beliefs and Accusations in Contemporary Africa. Trenton NJ: Africa World Press, Inc., 2007.

Van Beek, Walter E. A. “The Escalation of Witchcraft Accusations.” In Imagining Evil: Witchcraft Beliefs and Accusations in Contemporary Africa, edited by Gerrie ter Harr, 293–315. Trenton NJ: Africa World Press, Inc., 2007

Published

2008-10-03

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Pomegranate

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