“I am a Witch in the Holy Spirit”: Rupture and Continuity of Witchcraft Beliefs in African Christianity

Missionaries have usually responded to witchcraft beliefs either by denying their existence or by diabolizing them. Contemporary cultural anthropology shows that especially in Pentecostalism these beliefs are demonized and thus linked to the devil as part of a moral dualism. In spite of this demoniz...

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Main Author: Merz, Johannes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2008
In: Missiology
Year: 2008, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-218
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