African Witchcraft and Religion among the Yoruba: Translation as Demarcation Practice within a Global Religious History

Abstract For years, self-identified witches have demanded the public acknowledgement of witchcraft as “religion” in Nigeria. These political debates are reflected in a long-ongoing scholarly discussion about whether “witchcraft” in Africa should be regarded as religion or not. At its core, this disc...

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Main Author: Bachmann, Judith 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 381-409
Further subjects:B Witchcraft
B Africa
B Religion
B Yoruba
B Nigeria
B History
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