Crimes of the Dream World: French Trials of Diola Witches in Colonial Senegal

Baum examines the complex interplay of European and African ideas about witchcraft, cannibalism and the difficulties of implementing a system of justice in the Casamance region of Senegal. He focuses on a series of French witch trials beginning in 1926.

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Published in:The International journal of African historical studies 2004-01, Vol.37 (2), p.201-228
Main Author: Baum, Robert M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cannibalism
Cantons
Colonialism
Colonization.(colonial history and chronicles)
Communities
Defendants
Ethnology
French language
Historical source materials
History
Justice
Meats
Social life & customs
Soul
Sources and methods
Trials
Tribunals
Villages
Witchcraft
Witches
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Summary:Baum examines the complex interplay of European and African ideas about witchcraft, cannibalism and the difficulties of implementing a system of justice in the Casamance region of Senegal. He focuses on a series of French witch trials beginning in 1926.
ISSN:0361-7882
2326-3016
DOI:10.2307/4129007