Witchcraft and the Law in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMesaki, Simeon
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-26T17:16:05Z
dc.date.available2016-06-26T17:16:05Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractWitchcraft is a topical subject and an intriguing phenomenon in Africa. Thriving on belief systems it baffles and confronts ruling elites with dilemmas on how to deal with it. Tanzania experiences grim consequences by the entrenchment of witchcraft in the country including social exclusion, expulsion and even murder of alleged witches. The legal system copes inadequately with the challenges of witchcraft because it does not accept the reality of witchcraft and the colonial inherited law is a blunt instrument in dealing with the problem. This article charts the history of the law on witchcraft in Tanzania and concludes that witchcraft beliefs are too strong to be driven out by legal methods and instead advocates for the removal of ignorance by introducing a scientific view of the world through [mass] education.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMesaki, S., 2009. Witchcraft and the law in Tanzania. International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 1(8), pp.132-138.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2006- 988x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2736
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectWitchcraften_US
dc.subjectBewitchingen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectOrdinanceen_US
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectCommissionen_US
dc.titleWitchcraft and the Law in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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