dc.contributor.author |
Kgatla, Selaelo Thias
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-07-04T09:20:12Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-07-04T09:20:12Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article is the result of research findings undertaken in Limpopo Province on
the subject of witchcraft beliefs. It is a narration of two villages whose residents
were accused of witchcraft and had to be moved to other villages for their
safety. Socio-economic conditions responsible for the communities to accuse
their members of witchcraft are analysed. In the last part of the paper I draw
on some classical theoretical approaches such as projection, scapegoating
and materialism theories. In conclusion three statements are considered: 1)
witchcraft is something real in human experience; 2) witchcraft is an imaginary
crime; 3) an explanation of witchcraft accusations seen through the lens of
social theories on society. |
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dc.description.department |
Social Work and Criminology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2016 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.upjournals.co.za/index.php/OHJSA |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Kgatla, ST 2015, 'Witchcraft accusations and their social setting : cases in the Limpopo Province', Oral History Journal of South Africa, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 57-80. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2309-5792 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53614 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Unisa Press |
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dc.rights |
Unisa Press |
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dc.subject |
Witchcraft |
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dc.subject |
Social theories |
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dc.subject |
Scapegoating |
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dc.subject |
Co-wives |
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dc.subject |
Social cohesion |
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dc.subject |
Limpopo Province, South Africa |
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dc.title |
Witchcraft accusations and their social setting : cases in the Limpopo Province |
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dc.type |
Article |
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