Witchcraft and colonial rule in kenya, 1900–1955
Auteur :
Luongo, Katherine
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107529847
Date de publication :
21 mai 2015
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
400 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book chronicles witchcraft practices in colonial Kenya and the attempts of British bureaucrats to control them. Colonial authorities produced an elaborate body of jurisprudence, making witchcraft a capital offense punishable by death. This book offers an analytical narrative of these efforts in the first half of the twentieth century.