Adinkrah, Mensah creator author. text New york Oxford publishers c2015 monographic xi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Introduction: witchcraft violence in comparative perspective -- Ghana : the research setting -- Witchcraft beliefs in Ghana -- Socialization into witchcraft beliefs -- Witchcraft themes in popular Ghanaian music -- Witchcraft imagery in Akan proverbs -- Witchcraft trials in Ghanaian courts -- Witch killings -- Non-lethal treatment of alleged witches -- Gendered victimization : patriarchy, misogyny, and gynophobia -- Conclusion: curbing witchcraft-related violence in Ghana. Mensah Adinkrah. Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319) and index. f-gh--- Witchcraft Social aspects Ghana Witches Ghana Violence against Trials (Witchcraft) Ghana Sexism in witchcraft trials Ghana Akan (African people) Social conditions BF1584.G5 A35 2015 133.4309667 9781782385608 (hardback) 2014033518 UOEL 000 20210706111824.0 18275316 eng