Mamprusi witchcraft, subversion and changing gender relations
The former Mamprusi kingdom in north-eastern Ghana is one of a set of loosely centralised kingdoms in the savanna region of the Volta river system. According to the author, the historical decay of the Mamprusi kingdom is a complex process, involving changing balance of power during this century betw...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1993
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Africa
Année: 1993, Volume: 63, Numéro: 4, Pages: 531-549 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Superstition
B Discrimination B Rôle de genre B Homme B Magie B Femme |
| Résumé: | The former Mamprusi kingdom in north-eastern Ghana is one of a set of loosely centralised kingdoms in the savanna region of the Volta river system. According to the author, the historical decay of the Mamprusi kingdom is a complex process, involving changing balance of power during this century between a distant central government (be it colonial or independent) and the Mamprusi kingdom. The author discusses witchcraft in pre-colonial Mamprusi kingdom, new Mamprusi conceptions of witchcraft and how idealised norms of Mamprusi gender relations are being threatened by changes in national economic and political conditions. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0001-9720 |
| Contient: | In: Africa
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