ANTH 4751 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Zande People, Benga Music, Termite
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Witchcraft [the anthropology of religion, magic, and witchcraft] Witchcraft - individuals who have an innate ability to do evil. Witchcraft accusations reflect underlying social tensions in a society. Witchcraft is also used to refer to other religious phenomena. Witches can simply will death and destruction with supernatural power. Personifications of all that is evil in a society. Witchcraft beliefs become a way of objectifying antisocial behavioral traits. Southern sudan and ne democratic republic of congo. Witchcraft or mangu is something that exists within the body of a witch; physical substance. Witchcraft is inherited; passed down from parent to child of the same sex. Autopsy of witch to identify if they were a witch and if relatives are witches. A person can possess mangu and yet not act as a witch. Psychic aspect of mangu is the soul of witchcraft. During the day can only be seen by religious specialists.
