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Title
Witchcraft, Justice, and Human Rights in Africa: Cases from Malawi |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/116814 |
Date
2015 |
Author(s)
Ashforth, Adam |
Contributor(s)
Ann Arbor |
Abstract
The human rights approach to witchcraft accusations denies their validity and forecloses the possibility of a trial, fair or otherwise. While there is much to be said for a bracing rationalism in all aspects of life, evidence from Africa over the past couple of centuries shows no sign that witchcraft narratives lose their plausibility as a result of people being told that witches do not exist. |
Subject(s)
Africa, Human Rights, Malawi, Witchcraft |
Language
en_US |
Type of publication
Article |
Identifier
African Studies Review, vol. 58 (2015), pp. 5-38.; doi:10.1017/asr.2015.2; African Studies Review |
Repository
Michigan - University of Michigan
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