ANTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Loïc Wacquant, Zion Christian Church, Witchcraft Today
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Anta02 lecture 7 thoughts on witchcraft and the anthropology of religion. About a young man and his misfortunate events in south africa. Not through bad luck, but through external forces. Got kicked out by family because they believed he was bewitched! He believed that his ancestors were unhappy with him. Went through a series of healing processes to (cid:272)lea(cid:374)se hi(cid:373)self f(cid:396)o(cid:373) his (cid:862)(cid:271)e(cid:449)it(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g(cid:863) Advised him about what causes his misfortunes, and how he can solve it. She provided an overview of topics in general. We do not get an in-depth understa(cid:374)di(cid:374)g of (cid:272)ha(cid:396)a(cid:272)te(cid:396)s i(cid:374) kate"s (cid:271)ook. One can sa(cid:455) the opposite i(cid:374) ashfo(cid:396)th"s (cid:271)ook. He spent a lot of time in soweto and got an in-depth understanding of the culture. Ada(cid:373) ashfo(cid:396)th"s (cid:374)o(cid:448)el is in chronological order and he gained insight into domains of social life by focusing on 1 person. You can do anthropology by looking at a lot of people and tracing patterns.
