Debating the Witch in the South African Context: Issues Arising from the Sapc Conference 2007

Authors

  • Dale Lancaster Wallace UKZN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v10i1.104

Keywords:

Paganism, Witch, Witchcraft, Africa

Abstract

No abstract required due to essay format

Author Biography

  • Dale Lancaster Wallace, UKZN
    Recently awarded PhD with the University of KwaZulu Natal. Worked independently in 2007 ahead of applying for a position with said institution in 2008.

References

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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

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Wallace, D. L. (2008). Debating the Witch in the South African Context: Issues Arising from the Sapc Conference 2007. Pomegranate, 10(1), 104-121. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v10i1.104