Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Photographs
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Clans and Councils, Caravans and Conquest, Cosmology and Colonialism
- 3 Understanding Uoi, Uwe, and Kithitu in Ukambani
- 4 The “Cosmology” of the Colonial State
- 5 The Wakamba Witch Trials
- 6 Witchcraft, Murder, and Death Sentences after Rex v. Kumwaka
- 7 The World of Oathing and Witchcraft in Mau Mau–era Machakos
- 8 Cleansing Ukambani Witches
- 9 Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Photographs
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Clans and Councils, Caravans and Conquest, Cosmology and Colonialism
- 3 Understanding Uoi, Uwe, and Kithitu in Ukambani
- 4 The “Cosmology” of the Colonial State
- 5 The Wakamba Witch Trials
- 6 Witchcraft, Murder, and Death Sentences after Rex v. Kumwaka
- 7 The World of Oathing and Witchcraft in Mau Mau–era Machakos
- 8 Cleansing Ukambani Witches
- 9 Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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