Voice of the bewitched: Implication of the belief in witchcraft in South Africa

  • Yaseen Ally University of South Africa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2014/n47a6

Abstract

Niehaus, Isak (2013) Witchcraft and a life in the new South Africa.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; & London: International African Institute.

ISBN 978-1-107-65600-0 pbk.

Pages xxiii + 239.

Despite the rationalism implicit in contemporary thinking, in many parts of the world like South Africa, belief in witchcraft exists and is a core belief, influencing the world-view of many people. In these contexts, witchcraft is believed to be responsible for social experiences including, illnesses, sickness and death. Due to the deeply set belief in witchcraft that has penetrated every sphere of society in South Africa, from politics to sport, witchcraft belief is a prominent feature culminating in fear.

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Author Biography

Yaseen Ally, University of South Africa

Department of Psychology,
University of South Africa,
Pretoria

Published
2025-01-15
How to Cite
Ally, Y. (2025). Voice of the bewitched: Implication of the belief in witchcraft in South Africa. PINS-Psychology in Society, 47(2), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2014/n47a6
Issue
Vol. 47 No. 2 (2014)
Section
Book Reviews

Copyright (c) 2014 Yaseen Ally

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