The modern forms of witchcraft in Zambia: an analysis of local witchcraft narratives in urban settings of Lusaka

This article, based on data gathered during long-term ethnographic fieldwork, deals with modern forms of witchcraft in Lusaka, Zambia. The interpretation of witchcraft narratives grounded in analyses of multi-episodic medical cases builds on the theoretical assumptions of scholars studying contempor...

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Published in:Religio
Main Author: Mildnerová, Kateřina 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Společnost [2016]
In: Religio
Further subjects:B Witchcraft
B witch-finders
B Symbolism
B Modernity
B Globalization
B socio-economic inequalities
B witchcraft narratives
B Zambia
B Lusaka
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