Witchcraft and a life in the new South Africa
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Niehaus Isak Arnold ;
- Editeurs : Cambridge New York London Cambridge University Press International African Institute ;
- Date d'édition : 2013
- ISBN : 978-1-107-01628-6, 1-107-01628-2
- Sujets : Sorcellerie -- Afrique du Sud, Afrique du Sud -- Moeurs et coutumes -- 20e siècle, Mohale, Jimmy
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xxi-239 p.), : Ill., cartes, couv. ill., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
- Collection (notice d'ensemble) : The international African library, 43,
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 219-233. Index
Résumé
Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa reconstructs the biography of an ordinary South African, Jimmy Mohale. Born in 1964, Jimmy came of age in rural South Africa during apartheid, then studied at university and worked as a teacher during the anti-apartheid struggle. In 2005, Jimmy died from an undiagnosed sickness, probably related to AIDS. Jimmy gradually came to see the unanticipated misfortune he experienced as a result of his father's witchcraft and sought remedies from diviners rather than from biomedical doctors. This study casts new light on scholarly understandings of the connections between South African politics, witchcraft, and the AIDS pandemic