Matthew Gmalifo Mabefam

Witch Camps and Witchcraft Discourse in Africa

Critiquing Development Practices

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how local development interventions related to witchcraft in Africa intersect and conflict with globally accepted development practices. It argues for expansion and diversification of development practices and problematizes international development practices that can jeopardize the well-being of the people it seeks to support.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781666918496
• ISBN-10: 1666918490
• Artikelnr.: 68173518

Autorenporträt

By Matthew Gmalifo Mabefam

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: 'Witches Are Falling From The Sky': Problematising Witchcraft
Beliefs and Practices In Africa
Chapter 1: Who is a Witch? Judgement, Facts, Truths and Knowledge
Chapter 2: After Judgment: Experiences of Navigating Life in Communities of
Refuge
Chapter 3: Limitless Opportunities for Wealth? Witchcraft/Occult as a
Strategy for (In)Equality and Economic (Dis) Empowerment
Chapter 4: Intervening in 'Witch Camps': A Contestation and Controversy
Conclusion: Decolonisation of Development Epistemes, Knowledge, and
Practices
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Author