stregoneria
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…
La stregoneria come discorso sulla percezione della modernità: la credenza nei kôn
By: VALENTINA SBOCCHIA – Following Gonzalez Díez’s (2013 and 2014) work on Gabonese witchcraft, this article aims to understand how traditional forms of witchcraft, and specifically the transformation of people into kôn, that is zombie-like slaves laboring for their masters, is based on relationships of kinship and power. Regional variations in Cameroon and South Africa…