Spirit children illness, poverty, and infanticide in northern Ghana
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Madison, Wisconsin :
The University of Wisconsin Press
[2017]
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Africa and the diaspora : history, politics, culture. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39297159*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Contextualizing Infanticide and Northern Ghana; 2. For the House; 3. For the Bush; 4. Spirit Child Behavior and Causation; 5. Detection and Decision-Making; 6. Concoctions and Concoction Men: Treating Spirit Children; 7. Causing Death and Prolonging Lives; 8. Why Infanticide?: Sentiments and the Dynamics of Choice; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
