Sorcery in the Era of 'Henry IV
Kinship, Mobility and Mortality in Buhera District, Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2252115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jens A Andersson, Jens Andersson (0000-0002-8124-3447, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 425-449 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-0987 • E-ISSN: 1467-9655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9655.00116 |
| OpenAlex | W2018685672 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 15 |
Recent studies of witchcraft and sorcery in Africa have described this domain as an all-powerful and inescapable discourse. This article, on a migrant labour society in Zimbabwe, discloses a situation in which this discourse and its interpretation are contested. It shows how existential insecurity, which gives rise to witchcraft accusations, relates to the high incidence of HIV/AIDS-related illnesses and death - euphemistically called Henry IV (HIV). Witchcraft accusations arise within kin-based networks that span rural and urban geographical areas, as it is these networks that people depend upon for their livelihoods. Thus, this article stresses the important link between witchcraft and kinship in a society that is not geographically bound, revealing how witchcraft discourse is assigned a place relative to other social phenomena
Agriculture · Biology · Ethnology · Existentialism · Genealogy · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Interpretation (philosophy · Kinship · Livelihood · Political science · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |