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1 online resource (110 pages) |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Witchcraft, Magic and Divination. A Personal Testimony; Introduction; The role of the Chief; Types of Witchcraft beliefs; Divination and sorcery as counter-measures; The Arts of Divination, Sorcery and Weather-magicrecalled; The Medicine-men (ngaa-mchep) of Binshua and theWimbum area; 2. The Witness of Other People; The Witness of Gallus Nchanji; The Witness of Frederick Ngala Njeke; The Witness of Two Churchmen in Binshua: EmmanuelNjiko and Thomas Yinkfu; The Case of a Former Politician; The Witness of Paul N. Langdji |
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The Witness of Thomas Kimbi3. Witchcraft and the Law; 4. Witchcraft and Religion; 5. Conclusion; References; Back cover |
| Summary |
This book is largely the personal account by Patrick Mbunwe Samba, of how life in his home village of Binshua has been permeated throughout by belief in witchcraft. The book not only provides a historical account informed by his reminiscences of his childhood, it shows as well that even today, belief in witchcraft is very widespread. Witchcraft exerts a profound influence on society in Binshua and in Cameroon in general. The book also provides accounts of the experiences of others, some of them very recent, and gives examples of what injustices and suffering can be caused by the notion that any misfortune must have been caused by witchcraft. For the overwhelming majority of people in village communities such as Binshua, Samba argues, anything not immediately understandable is witchcraft - which is synonymous with mystery. Many educated Africans, too, revert to such traditional attitudes in stressful situations. It may be thought surprising that in spite of the impact of Christianity, Western culture and the improved level of education, the majority of people still believe in witchcraft, and that this phenomenon not only persists but is actually increasing. The book perplexes and challenges by avoiding to provide simple answers to the question whether which witchcraft is real or imagined |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Witchcraft -- Cameroon
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Magic -- Cameroon
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Divination -- Cameroon
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Occultism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Divination
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Magic
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Occultism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Witchcraft
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Cameroon -- Religious life and customs
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Cameroon
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789956728039 |
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9956728039 |
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