essay
Magic, sorcery, and football among the urban Zulu: a case of reinterpretation under acculturation
black africa; its peoples and their cultures today • New York • Published In 1970 • Pages: 248-252
By: Scotch, Norman A..
Abstract
This source, the work of a professional anthropologist, discusses the ways beliefs in magic and sorcery have been re-worked in urban Durban in the context of competitive team sports. The author indicates that magic in this case continues to operate as a mediating factor in situations of stress, and alleviates interpersonal and intergroup antagonisms by displacing the apparent causes of success and failure.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Jan Simpson ; John Beierle ; 1979
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Durban region, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Notes
- Norman A. Scotch
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 73097763
- LCSH
- Zulu (African people)