DocumentCode
2758227
Title
Lightning and witchcraft in southern Africa
Author
Trengove, Estelle ; Jandrell, Ian
Author_Institution
Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
fYear
2011
fDate
1-4 Nov. 2011
Firstpage
173
Lastpage
177
Abstract
There are many different myths, beliefs and traditions regarding lightning in southern African countries today. This paper explores lightning beliefs that focus on witchcraft and the use of traditional medicine, that abound in present-day South Africa.
Keywords
cultural aspects; humanities; lightning; lightning beliefs; traditional medicine; witchcraft; Africa; Cities and towns; Cows; Educational institutions; Interviews; Lightning; Sun;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lightning (APL), 2011 7th Asia-Pacific International Conference on
Conference_Location
Chengdu
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1467-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APL.2011.6111097
Filename
6111097
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