When we think of witchcraft the general picture comes to mind, the one of an ugly witch dancing around around a cauldron in die middle of the forest naked. But this is not the picture we must imagine today, the view we all shared on the concept of witches has changed dramatically in the last century or so. Now the political, Social and economic implications must be taken in to account when we deal or …
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…lightly but rather that we look more closely for the effect in our society. It could have a very serious impact if one had to let it run its course. ************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography: 1. The modernity of witchcraft, politics and the occult in Postcolonial Africa, Peter Geschiere, the University Press of Virginia, 1997. 2. Witchcraft in the New South Africa: From Colonial Superstition to Postcolonial Reality, Isak Niehaus, School of Psychology and Social anthropology, University of Natal, Durban.