Reimagining the Witch Hunt: Gender, Power, and Social Reproduction in Contemporary Africa

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Analysis reveals contemporary witch hunts raise issues of gendered control in Sub-Saharan societies, highlighting marginalization.

The paper explores witch hunts as a manifestation of social control, revealing deep-rooted gender inequalities and class disparities.
It demonstrates that weak health systems and social disintegration accelerate witchcraft allegations in Africa.
Historical analysis and recent fieldwork underscore the misuse of traditions within witch hunts in contemporary African societies.
Legal optimization and community education approaches are suggested to address the ongoing issues related to witch hunts.

Zhaoyi Shao (2025) studied this question.

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