Witchcraft and colonial rule in Kenya, 1900-1955 / Katherine Luongo.
2011
BF1584.K4 L86 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Witchcraft and colonial rule in Kenya, 1900-1955 / Katherine Luongo.
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description
xiv, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series
African studies series ; 116.
Formatted Contents Note
Clans and councils, caravans and conquest, cosmology and colonialism : Ukambani in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Understanding Uoi, Uwe, and Kithitu in Ukambani
The "cosmology" of the colonial state
The Wakamba witch trials : a witch-murder in 1930s Kenya
Witchcraft, murder, and death sentences after Rex v. Kumwaka
The world of oathing and witchcraft in Mau Mau-era Machakos
Cleansing Ukambani witches
Epilogue.
Understanding Uoi, Uwe, and Kithitu in Ukambani
The "cosmology" of the colonial state
The Wakamba witch trials : a witch-murder in 1930s Kenya
Witchcraft, murder, and death sentences after Rex v. Kumwaka
The world of oathing and witchcraft in Mau Mau-era Machakos
Cleansing Ukambani witches
Epilogue.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
RBLL2
Call Number
BF1584.K4 L86 2011
Language
English
ISBN
110701218X hardback
9781107012189 hardback
9781107012189 hardback
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