Magic, sorcery, and football among urban Zulu

A Case of Reinterpretation Under Acculturation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6285479
AutoresNorman A Scotch (autor de correspondencia)
Año1961
Volumen5
Número1
Páginas70-74
Fecha de publicación1961-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002200276100500109
OpenAlexW2051137041
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas2

In discussing beliefs in witchcraft in Africa, Gluckman (2) points out that native beliefs in witchcraft not only persist in the face of continuing acculturation but often expand and change to meet the exigencies of new life situations. In fact, the impact of science, and particularly the impact of modem medicine, on previously nonliterate Africans actually inhibits their traditional beliefs and practices much less than might be expected; and although it would be incorrect to assert that Africans have rejected moder medicine-rejected, say modem germ theories of disease-the fact remains that they sustain the basic structure of their traditional

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