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Contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Witchcraft Violence in Comparative Perspective

Chapter 1. Ghana: The Research Setting
Chapter 2. Witchcraft Beliefs in Ghana
Chapter 3. Socialization into Witchcraft Beliefs
Chapter 4. Witchcraft Themes in Popular Ghanaian Music
Chapter 5. Witchcraft Imagery in Akan Proverbs
Chapter 6. Witchcraft Trials in Ghanaian Courts
Chapter 7. Witch Killings
Chapter 8. Non-Lethal Treatment of Alleged Witches
Chapter 9. Gendered Victimization: Patriarchy, Misogyny, and Gynophobia

Conclusion: Curbing Witchcraft-Related Violence in Ghana

Bibliography
Index

Witchcraft, Witches, and Violence in Ghana

Mensah Adinkrah

338 pages, 19 illus., bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-78238-560-8 Hb Published (August 2015)

ISBN  978-1-78533-516-7 Pb Published (May 2017)

eISBN 978-1-78238-561-5 eBook