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    Witchcraft as metaculture in the Bolivian Chaco by Kathleen Lowrey

    Published 2007-12-01
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    The Social Burden of Witchcraft accusation and Its Victims: An Exercise in Philosophy by Olusegun Stephen Taiwo

    Published 2021-12-01
    “…The phenomenon of witchcraft is justified to be real. Before a misfortune could be plausibly attributed to witchcraft, it had to be seen as the outcome of a certain type of social situation. …”
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    Le nahualli-tlahuipuchtli dans le monde nahuatl by Roberto Martínez González

    Published 2006-06-01
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    Witchery as Tribal Primary Ethos: Negotiations and Resistance in Select Literary Representations by Saru Sachdeva, Rekha Rani

    Published 2024-12-01
    “…Employing a deconstructive approach, this paper critically examines witchcraft as a core aspect of tribal cultural identity. …”
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    ‘Viral’ Hunts? A Cultural Darwinian Analysis of Witch Persecutions by Hofhuis Steije, Boudry Maarten

    Published 2019-07-01
    “…From the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, a remarkable and highly specific concept of witchcraft was taking shape in Europe. The first question is: who constructed it? …”
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    The Metaphysics of Justice: Ayelala’s Rise in Benin and Other Parts of Edo State by Benson Ohihon Igboin

    Published 2021-12-01
    “…Evans-Pritchard, who suggests that witchcraft explains unfortunate events, this article argues that the experience of certain fortunate events, such as the punishment of evildoers or the revelation of metaphysical causes of death, confirm the existence of Ayelala as a counter-force to witchcraft and other forms of metaphysical evil. …”
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    Religions in Contemporary Africa : an introduction / by Grillo, Laura S., 1956-

    Published 2019
    Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Why and how this book helps you understand religions in Africa -- Major religions in Africa -- African indigenous religions -- Christianity in Africa -- Islam in Africa -- Neo-traditional religious movements in Africa -- Pentecostal-charismatic movements in Africa -- Islamic reform movements in Africa -- Topical issues of religions in Africa -- Religion, witchcraft and modernity in Africa -- Religion, power and politics in Africa -- Religion, conflict and peace in Africa -- Religion and development in Africa -- Religion and human rights in Africa -- Religion, illness and health in Africa -- Religion and gender in Africa -- Religion and sexuality in Africa -- Religion, media and popular culture in Africa.…”
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