Adam Ashforth (Univ. of Michigan) on witchcraft in rural Central and urban Southern Africa. Discusses connections with colonial and postcolonial power and authority; gender; spiritual insecurity and religious enthusiasm; law, culture, and HIV/AIDS in Malawi; anti-anti-witchcraft, and the serious laughter of photographer Santu Mofokeng.
Adam Ashforth (Univ. of Michigan) on witchcraft in rural Central and urban Southern Africa. Discusses connections with colonial and postcolonial power and authority; gender; spiritual insecurity and religious enthusiasm; law, culture, and HIV/AIDS in Malawi; anti-anti-witchcraft, and the serious laughter of photographer Santu Mofokeng.