Description: Trials of Mrs. K. : Seeking Justice in a World With Witches, Paperback by Ashforth, Adam, ISBN 022632236X, ISBN-13 9780226322360, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In March 2009, in a small town in Malawi, a nurse at the local hospital was accused of teaching witchcraft to children. Amid swirling rumors, 'mrs. K.' tried to defend her reputation, but the community nevertheless grew increasingly hostile. The legal, social, and psychological trials that she endured in the struggle to clear her name left her life in shambles, and she died a few years later. In The Trials of Mrs. K., Adam Ashforth studies this and similar stories of witchcraft that continue to circulate in Malawi. At the heart of th is Ashforth's desire to understand how claims to truth, the pursuit of justice, and demands for security work in contemporary Africa, where stories of witchcraft can be terrifying. Guiding us through the history of legal customs and their interactions with the court of public opinion, Ashforth asks challenging questions about responsibility, occult forces, and the imperfect but vital mechanisms of law. A beautifully written and provocativ, The Trials of Mrs. K. will be an essential text for understanding what justice means in a fragile and dangerous world.
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Book Title: Trials of Mrs. K. : Seeking Justice in a World With Witches
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: Trials of Mrs. K. : Seeking Justice in a World with Witches
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World / African, Africa / East
Item Height: 0.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Adam Ashforth
Subject Area: Body, Mind & Spirit, Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
