ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hunter-Gatherer, Begging, Zande People
8 Sep 2018
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It is not common in hunter gatherer societies. Defining witchcraft: the manipulation of powerful substances or words via magic to cause harm only occasionally good. It is more frequently an unconscious activity, which means that the witch does not know that he or she is bewitching anyone. If (cid:455)ou(cid:396) e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g d(cid:396)oughts a(cid:374)d fa(cid:373)i(cid:374)e a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t, (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e goi(cid:374)g to look fo(cid:396) a scapegoat. In a society that believes in witchcraft, they do not believe in bad luck, they are looking for a tangible explanation so witchcraft becomes their scapegoat: the scapegoat varies from society to society. Witches were able to fly and turn into animals: usually inherited condition (you could be a witch and not know it) Important in times of crisis (in times of stress and crisis, plagues, famine, epidemics, conflict, you will see a spike in witchcraft accusations: women are more frequently accused (in sedimentary farming communities, women have lesser status.
