Witchcraft
Witch-Hunt Accusations and Violence against Women among Misings of Assam, India
By: DINESH MISHONG, APPARAO THAMMINAINA – Witchcraft and witch-hunt cases are frequently reported in the news media from Assam, India. Most often, women are the victims of witch-hunts in this region. They identify a witch based on suspicion without any evidence of harm being done. Upon identification as a witch by a mibo (a ritual…
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…