Witchcraft and transnational social spaces: Witchcraft violence, reconciliation and development in South Africa's transition process

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-245

  Kohnert, Dirk ^a  

^a Institute of Asian Affairs   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CULTURAL TRADITION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VIOLENCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038345555     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X03004257     Document Type: Article

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