WGS 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rational Basis Review, Nsawam, Another Woman
8 Jan 2020
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Witches in exile: pona"s grandchild died and she was blamed and then questioned. She had 9 children with only 2 left. They beat her so much she passed out. When she woke up they destroyed her whole house. One of them said to let her go and she went to her brothers house. Her brother took her the following week to the shrine for the ritual ceremony. Says people have been accused of being witches and have accused others, sociologists know that people believe in witchcraft and this belief affects their behavior. It serves a s a means of social control, the fear of witchcraft accusations regulates people"s behavior. If you quarrel, you you"re a loner, rich, bashful, you"ll be accused of being a witch; so people avoid it: alhadji mohammed mummuni, ghana"s minister of employment and social welfare: the belief is deep seated and widespread. Chiefs and commoners believe in it, because of socialization.
