The Sanctuaries for Witch-hunt Victims in Northern Ghana

Witch-hunts in Ghana’s Northern Region occur mainly among neighbours and members of the extended family. Triggers for accusations are disease, death and accidents. With many exceptions, the accused are postmenopausal women. Accusers include children, women and men alike. Witch-hunts do only ocassio...

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Autor principal: Felix Riedel
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: University of Hradec Králové 2018-06-01
Colecção:Modern Africa
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Acesso em linha:https://journals.uhk.cz/modernafrica/article/view/170

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