Saibu Mutaru
Biographic Data
| ID | 191203 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saibu Mutaru |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saibu |
| FAMILY NAME | Mutaru |
| SIGNATURE | MUTARU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4745-0722 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Access to land in difficult times
This article is the outcome of my fieldwork among women accused of witchcraft who lived in accused women’s settlements in Dagbon, Mamprugu and Nanung in northern Ghana. These women, whom I describe in this article as “morally compromised strangers,” often fled their native villages to these settlements to begin life afresh without husbands and kinsmen. Their gender and morally compromised status coupled with their status as “strangers” often deni…
Conducting anthropological fieldwork in northern Ghana
This paper discusses two ethical dilemmas that I encountered when doing fieldwork on so-called witch camps in northern Ghana, places of protection under the auspices of an earth priest or chief for women who have been accused of witchcraft and banished from their communities. Many codes of ethics attempt to pre-empt ethical dilemmas and provide guidance on how to deal with them. This paper presents situations that are not covered in these codes. …
Conducting anthropological fieldwork in northern Ghana
This paper discusses two ethical dilemmas that I encountered when doing fieldwork on so-called witch camps in northern Ghana, places of protection under the auspices of an earth priest or chief for women who have been accused of witchcraft and banished from their communities. Many codes of ethics attempt to pre-empt ethical dilemmas and provide guidance on how to deal with them. This paper presents situations that are not covered in these codes. …
Conducting anthropological fieldwork in northern Ghana
This paper discusses two ethical dilemmas that I encountered when doing fieldwork on so-called witch camps in northern Ghana, places of protection under the auspices of an earth priest or chief for women who have been accused of witchcraft and banished from their communities. Many codes of ethics attempt to pre-empt ethical dilemmas and provide guidance on how to deal with them. This paper presents situations that are not covered in these codes. …
Access to land in difficult times
This article is the outcome of my fieldwork among women accused of witchcraft who lived in accused women’s settlements in Dagbon, Mamprugu and Nanung in northern Ghana. These women, whom I describe in this article as “morally compromised strangers,” often fled their native villages to these settlements to begin life afresh without husbands and kinsmen. Their gender and morally compromised status coupled with their status as “strangers” often deni…
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cambodian History and Society (1 works)