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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Religio
Year: 2016, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: [19]-51 |
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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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