Chapter 8 NONLETHAL TREATMENT OF ALLEGED WITCHES

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS viii
4. PREFACE ix
5. INTRODUCTION Witchcraft Violence in Comparative Perspective 1
6. Chapter 1 GHANA The Research Setting 20
7. Chapter 2 WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS IN GHANA 53
8. Chapter 3 SOCIALIZATION INTO WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS 108
9. Chapter 4 WITCHCRAFT THEMES IN POPULAR GHANAIAN MUSIC 134
10. Chapter 5 WITCHCRAFT IMAGERY IN AKAN PROVERBS 154
11. Chapter 6 WITCHCRAFT TRIALS IN GHANAIAN COURTS 183
12. Chapter 7 WITCH KILLINGS 208
13. Chapter 8 NONLETHAL TREATMENT OF ALLEGED WITCHES 235
14. Chapter 9 GENDERED VICTIMIZATION Patriarchy, Misogyny, and Gynophobia 269
15. Conclusion CURBING WITCHCRAFT-RELATED VIOLENCE IN GHANA 286
16. GLOSSARY 299
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 303
18. Index 320