ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and social class of the people concerned. According to many Africans its incidence is even increasing due to social stress and strain caused (among others) by the process of modernization. Most often magic and witchcraft accusations work to the disadvantage of the poor and deprived, but under particular circumstances they become a means of the poor in the struggle against oppression by establishing "cults of counterviolence." Magic and witchcraft beliefs have increasingly been instrumentalized for political purposes. Apparently they can be used to support any kind of political system, whether ...
Many groups in sub-Saharan Africa have historically linked persons with disabilities with witchcraft...
Witchcraft’s prevalence in Africa, and many other places in the world, has been a subject of interes...
International audienceThe discourse on witchcraft is essential like a daily reality of the social li...
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of educatio...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on a...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on a...
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of educatio...
Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the ever d...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The analysis of African occult belief systems provides a unique example for demon...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
The political economy of occult belief in Africa can highlight hidden social and political conflict ...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The strange collusion between occult belief systems and different trans-national ...
Abstract: Most Africans believe that witchcraft cause unusual phenomenon like accidents, conflicts,...
Magical practices aim to offer here interesting opportunities towards a better understanding not onl...
Many groups in sub-Saharan Africa have historically linked persons with disabilities with witchcraft...
Witchcraft’s prevalence in Africa, and many other places in the world, has been a subject of interes...
International audienceThe discourse on witchcraft is essential like a daily reality of the social li...
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of educatio...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on a...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ & ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: The impact of occult belief on legitimacy of the state and on a...
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of educatio...
Among politicians and development experts in Africa alike there is a growing awareness of the ever d...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The analysis of African occult belief systems provides a unique example for demon...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
It is known to Africans and the international community that Africa is a poor continent, though she ...
The political economy of occult belief in Africa can highlight hidden social and political conflict ...
ABSTRACT & RÉSUMÉ: The strange collusion between occult belief systems and different trans-national ...
Abstract: Most Africans believe that witchcraft cause unusual phenomenon like accidents, conflicts,...
Magical practices aim to offer here interesting opportunities towards a better understanding not onl...
Many groups in sub-Saharan Africa have historically linked persons with disabilities with witchcraft...
Witchcraft’s prevalence in Africa, and many other places in the world, has been a subject of interes...
International audienceThe discourse on witchcraft is essential like a daily reality of the social li...