The Trials of Mrs. K.
Title | The Trials of Mrs. K. PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ashforth |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2018-07-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 022632253X |
In March 2009, in a small town in Malawi, a nurse at the local hospital was accused of teaching witchcraft to children. Amid swirling rumors, “Mrs. K.” tried to defend her reputation, but the community nevertheless grew increasingly hostile. The legal, social, and psychological trials that she endured in the struggle to clear her name left her life in shambles, and she died a few years later. In The Trials of Mrs. K., Adam Ashforth studies this and similar stories of witchcraft that continue to circulate in Malawi. At the heart of the book is Ashforth’s desire to understand how claims to truth, the pursuit of justice, and demands for security work in contemporary Africa, where stories of witchcraft can be terrifying. Guiding us through the history of legal customs and their interactions with the court of public opinion, Ashforth asks challenging questions about responsibility, occult forces, and the imperfect but vital mechanisms of law. A beautifully written and provocative book, The Trials of Mrs. K. will be an essential text for understanding what justice means in a fragile and dangerous world.
Madumo, a Man Bewitched
Title | Madumo, a Man Bewitched PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Ashforth |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2005-07-08 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780226029726 |
In a true story of a man bewitched, set against the turbulent backdrop of contemporary Soweto, Ashforth shows that witchcraft is not simply superstition but a complex response to spiritual insecurity in a troubling time of political and economic upheaval.
Bath, a satirical novel
Title | Bath, a satirical novel PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Brown (the elder, pseud.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 714 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Bath
Title | Bath PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Brown (the elder, pseud.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | Bath (England) |
ISBN |
Bath; a Satirical Novel ... Second Edition
Title | Bath; a Satirical Novel ... Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas BROWN (the Elder, pseud.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Trial of Mrs. Ann K. Simpson, Charged with the Murder of Her Husband, Alexander C. Simpson, by Poisoning with Arsenic, Before His Honor, Judge William H. Battle
Title | The Trial of Mrs. Ann K. Simpson, Charged with the Murder of Her Husband, Alexander C. Simpson, by Poisoning with Arsenic, Before His Honor, Judge William H. Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Ann K. Simpson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1851 |
Genre | Trials (Murder) |
ISBN |
Godey's Lady's Book
Title | Godey's Lady's Book PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Antoine Godey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1106 |
Release | 1871 |
Genre | Costume |
ISBN |
Includes music.