Witchcraft and Sorcery in East Africa

by John Middleton (Editor), E. H. Winter (Editor)

Overview

Containing ten essays by anthropologists on the beliefs and practices associated with witches and sorcerers in Eastern Africa, the chapters in this book are all based on field research and new information which is studied within its wider social context.
First published in 1963.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415852135
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/15/2013
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Middleton, E. H. Winter

Table of Contents

1. John Beattie Sorcery in Bunyoro 2. T.O. Beidelman Witchcraft in Ukaguru 3. Jean Buxton Mandari Witchcraft 4. Mary Douglas Techniques of Sorcery Control in Central Africa 5. Robert F. Gray Some Structural Aspects of Mbugwe Witchcraft 6. G.W.B. Huntingford Nandi Witchcraft 7. Jean La Fontaine Witchcraft in Bugisu 8. Robert A. LeVine Witchcraft and Sorcery in a Gusii community 9. John Middleton Witchcraft and Sorcery in Lugbara 10. E.H. Winter The Enemy Within: Amba Witchcraft and Sociological Theory