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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:An ideal typology of witchcraft beliefs and accusations
Author:Rosen, Leora Nadine
Year:1972
Periodical:African Studies
Volume:31
Issue:1
Pages:25-30
Language:English
Geographic terms:Africa
Subsaharan Africa
Subjects:witchcraft
Religion and Witchcraft
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/00020187208707370
Abstract:The aim of this paper is to construct an ideal typology of witchcraft beliefs and accusations based on a combination of African and European data, and incorporating both psychological and sociological approaches to the subject. Two types of witch beliefs are distinguished: Type A: a person tends to fear others because he attributes to them his own aggressive impulses (projection of aggression). Type B: a person who fears to express his aggression towards the original object responsible for his frustration may express his aggression instead towards some other object (displacement of aggression). Bibl.
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