The Social Context of Cewa Witch Beliefs

1 April 1952

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Africa

Vol. 22 (2) , 120-135
https://doi.org/10.2307/1156239

Abstract

Opening Paragraph: Certain features of Cewa witch beliefs make them well suited to sociological analysis. As this type of analysis has been somewhat neglected by students of witch beliefs, Part I of this paper will be devoted to a brief review of some of the literature (mainly on Bantu) and to an attempt to formulate a serviceable hypothesis. Part II will summarize information about the Cewa essential to an understanding of Part III, in which the hypothesis will be applied to Cewa material. Part III will appear in a subsequent number of Africa.

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