Author:
Ashforth, Adam.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005.
Descriptionxx, 396 p. : ill., 1 map ; 24 cm.
Note:Spiritual insecurity and political power -- Dimensions of insecurity in contemporary Soweto -- On living in a world with witches -- Freedom, democracy, and witchcraft : Soweto in the 1990s -- On believing, and not believing, in witchcraft -- Poison, medicine, and the power of secret knowledge -- Death, pollution, and the dangers of dirt -- A brief history of the spirit world -- Invisible beings in everyday life -- Vulnerabilities of the soul -- Witchcraft, violence, and justice -- Democratic statecraft in a world of witches.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-386) and index.
