Colonialism
Studies on the iboga cults. V. Historical aspects
bwiti, Colonialism, Equatorial Guinea, ethnohistory, Fang, gabon, hallucinogenic plants, Mitsogho, persecutions, PygmiesBy: GIORGIO SAMORINI – The problem of the origins of the human relationship with the hallucinogenic plant of iboga, and the real or mythical involvement of the Pygmies in the discovery of its intoxicant properties is discussed. The traditional use of iboga in equatorial Africa is framed within the general systematisation of the purposes of…
Studies on the iboga cults. II. Missionary and colonial mystifications
bwiti, cannibalism, Christian missions, Colonialism, equatorial Africa, hallucinogenic plants, human sacrificesBy: GIORGIO SAMORINI – In this second contribution towards the study of the traditional uses of the hallucinogenic plant iboga in equatorial Africa, some aspects are exposed regarding the formation of false clichés of missionary and colonial origin which have influenced and indoctrinated the same natives, to the point of convincing them of the reality…
Revisiting Knowledge Production and Colonialism
By: VISHNU K.M. NAMBOODIRI – This paper looks into knowledge production and colonialism and places certain possibilities and cautions while dealing with this heavily debated area. The paper argues that moreover, it is essential to acknowledge that colonial education policies played a crucial role in shaping modern societies within the colonies. In addition to the…
Forest Management Policies and Tribals of Jharkhand: Retrospect and Prospect
By: AMBRISH GAUTAM – Bir bano? disum ale horoko kale sukua, said the Mundas to Hoffman when he was writing his Encyclopaedia Mundarica in the last quarter of the 19th century. ‘We the Mundas do not like to live in a country where there are no forests’, is not just a casual statement of some…
L’accusa di stregoneria nel sistema giudiziario in Repubblica Centrafricana
accusations, accuse, African studies, Codice Penale, Colonialism, colonialismo. Central African Republic, Criminal Code, Gender, genere, processi, Repubblica Centrafricana, stregoneria, trials, WitchcraftBy: CHIARA MUSU – This article is an effort to understand today’s re-significations of the phenomenon of witchcraft, and how it is intertwined in the meshes of the social fabric of contemporary Africa, penetrating every aspect, up to the point of being used as a means of prosecution during judicial trials. Together with this, the…