Contemporary Witch-hunting in Gusii, Southwestern Kenya
Author | : Justus Mozart H'Achachi Ogembo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015067671399 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Contemporary Witch-hunting in Gusii, Southwestern Kenya written by Justus Mozart H'Achachi Ogembo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes a series of witch-killings that has been underway in Gusii, Southwestern Kenya, since 1992. It integrates the testimony of participants of and witnesses to the incidents of witch-killing with other ethnographic and socioeconomic information in order to understand what led to the sudden rise of this violence in November 1992 and its rapid decline in July 1994.