Witchcraft Violence and the South African Law
By Unknown Author.
Description
Whole villages of alleged witches have been set up under the protection of the police and hardly a day goes by without a witchcraft killing being reported by the media. The South African Witchcraft Suppression Act was meant to suppress beliefs in witchcraft but, on the contrary, the Act has lead to an increase in witchcraft violence. Witchcraft accusations and violence are generating new forms of popular ‘justice’ that threaten to destabilize the state’s administration of justice. What is to be done?” This text is the lead editor’s and others’ response to...
ISBN(s)
1869190505, 9781869190507
