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Ritual Murder And Witchcraft In Southern Africa In Relation To Unity Dow S The Screaming Of The Innocent
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Author : Jessica Narloch
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2007-11
Ritual Murder And Witchcraft In Southern Africa In Relation To Unity Dow S The Screaming Of The Innocent written by Jessica Narloch and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: South African Women Writers, 33 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In 2002, Unity Dow's book The Screaming of the Innocent was published. It deals with the topic of ritual murder in Botswana and gives detailed descriptions of the South African belief in witchcraft, traditional healing and ritual murder. Since the book is not based on a true story it is interesting to find out whether the themes Dow writes about are fictitious as well or if they can be related to Botswana's every-day life. In an interview Unity Dow claims that ritual murder actually still happens in Southern Africa. This essay will have a closer look on some relevant passages of the book The Screaming of the Innocent and will relate them to the religion, the witchcraft belief, the belief in witchdoctors and the topic of ritual murder in Botswana. A comparison will show whether there are parallels between the fictitious story of the book and the real life in this specific area of Southern Africa.
Knowing Differently
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Author : G. N. Devy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-12
Knowing Differently written by G. N. Devy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-12 with Social Science categories.
This book offers a bold and illuminating account of the worldviews nurtured and sustained by indigenous communities from across continents, through their distinctive understanding of concepts such as space, time, joy, pain, life, and death. It demonstrates how this different mode of ‘knowing’ has brought the indigenous into a cultural conflict with communities that claim to be modern and scientific. Bringing together scholars, artists and activists engaged in understanding and conserving local knowledge that continues to be in the shadow of cultural extinction, the book attempts to interpret repercussions on identity and cultural transformation and points to the tragic fate of knowing the world differently. The volume inaugurates a new thematic area in post-colonial studies and cultural anthropology by highlighting the perspectives of marginalized indigenous communities, often burdened with being viewed as ‘primitive’. It will be useful to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, history, linguistics, literature, and tribal studies.
To Live In Fear
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Author : Anthony de V. Minnaar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
To Live In Fear written by Anthony de V. Minnaar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Blood accusation categories.
Since the mid-1980s the independent homeland of Venda in the Far Northern Transvaal has experienced a dramatic increase in witchcraft-related violence. The area became riddled by a sense of fear which was centred on issues pertaining to witchcraft, in particular the burning of witches and the murder for medicine. This study examines this violence with specific reference to the worldview of the Venda. An understanding of the issues surrounding gender as well as the pervasive beliefs in the supernatural are essential in order to grasp the role played by witches and traditional healers in Venda society. The study is divided into five sections. The first is a brief historical background followed by an examination of their traditional beliefs and customs. The third deals with the role that witchcraft plays in Venda society. Here an attempt is made to define witchcraft beliefs and the form they take. The fourth section deals with the issue of witchburning and the role that gender plays in its occurrence. A final section examines the role that witchcraft beliefs played in the political unrest which swept Venda at the time.
Witchcraft Violence And The Law In South Africa
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Author : John Hund
language : en
Publisher: Spotlight Poets
Release Date : 2003
Witchcraft Violence And The Law In South Africa written by John Hund and has been published by Spotlight Poets this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Art categories.
Witchcraft accusations and violence are generating new forms of popular 'justice' that threaten to destabilize the state's administration of justice. What is to be done?
Ritual Murder And Witchcraft In Southern Africa In Relation To Unity Dow S The Screaming Of The Innocent
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Author : Jessica Narloch
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2012-03-02
Ritual Murder And Witchcraft In Southern Africa In Relation To Unity Dow S The Screaming Of The Innocent written by Jessica Narloch and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.7, University of Duisburg-Essen, language: English, abstract: In 2002, Unity Dow’s book The Screaming of the Innocent was published. It deals with the topic of ritual murder in Botswana and gives detailed descriptions of the South African belief in witchcraft, traditional healing and ritual murder. Since the book is not based on a true story it is interesting to find out whether the themes Dow writes about are fictitious as well or if they can be related to Botswana’s every-day life. In an interview Unity Dow claims that ritual murder actually still happens in Southern Africa. This essay will have a closer look on some relevant passages of the book The Screaming of the Innocent and will relate them to the religion, the witchcraft belief, the belief in witchdoctors and the topic of ritual murder in Botswana. A comparison will show whether there are parallels between the fictitious story of the book and the real life in this specific area of Southern Africa.
The Mfecane And Its Effects
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Author : Emmanuel Twum Mensah
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2016-03-18
The Mfecane And Its Effects written by Emmanuel Twum Mensah and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-18 with History categories.
Essay from the year 2016 in the subject History - Africa, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Department of History and Political Studies), course: Ba. History, language: English, abstract: Mfecane is an Nguni word which means ‘crushing’ and was used by the Nguni to describe the violent wars that tore apart Central and Southern Africa between 1820 and1835. The Sotho refers to the Mfecane as the Defecane or Lifaquane, which means forced migration. This forced migration was caused by a series of wars that engulfed the area between different states over land and resources.This event has been dominant in the history of the Southern and Central Africa because of the areas it affected which stretched from the Tugela River in modern day South Africa to areas in modern day Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia. This essay tries to explain the point that the Mfecane is the single event that made the most profound effect on Central and Southern Africa in the nineteenth century. It will first discuss why the Mfecane is seen as single event, then move on to discuss its causes and effects and later conclude on the question based on the findings of the research.
The Heavens May Fall
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Author : Unity Dow
language : en
Publisher: Spinifex Press
Release Date : 2007
The Heavens May Fall written by Unity Dow and has been published by Spinifex Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
Unity Dow's fourth novel tells the story of Naledi Chaba, a young attorney who has to battle prejudices within the legal profession and in the broader society. Her clients are mainly women and children, and she finds that under traditional law and modern Botswana law they are without protection.
Albion S Seed
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Author : David Hackett Fischer
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1991-03-14
Albion S Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-03-14 with History categories.
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Encounter Images In The Meetings Between Africa And Europe
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Author : Mai Palmberg
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Release Date : 2001
Encounter Images In The Meetings Between Africa And Europe written by Mai Palmberg and has been published by Nordic Africa Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Political Science categories.
Positive images of Africa contrast with negative images of misery, war and catastrophes often conveyed by the mass media. This selection of papers debate the images and stereotypes of Africa.
Culture And Customs Of Botswana
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Author : James Denbow
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2006-02-28
Culture And Customs Of Botswana written by James Denbow and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-28 with History categories.
This volume reveals the true cultural and societal wealth of diamond-rich Botswana like no other source available.