L1: Apparently Irrational Beliefs Flashcards
What does Nicholas Humphrey believe about science in relation to witchcraft? (1)
When science has produced an answer, it is irrational and socially irresponsible to think otherwise
What does Mogobe B Ramose believe about science in relation to witchcraft? (2)
Such ideas could and should question and reinterpret Western ideas (1)
Just as much as Westerners have critised African ideas of witchcraft (1)
How is mangu passed down through generations? (2)
Through bilateral descent (1)
Father to son, mother to daughter (1)
What is a limitation of witchcrfat being subconsious? (1)
What does this subconscious aspect then mean? (1)
A witch may not know that they are witch (1)
A witch is seen as a persistant source of harm (1)
What does the subconsious process of witchcraft involve? (1)
Turning jealousy and anger into harm (1)
Who does witchcraft harm? (1)
Close relatives and affines (1)
Who is the everyday witch? (1)
An unhappy relative (1)
Why is mangu referred to as the “second spear”? (1)
Witchcraft is intentional, foucsed and short ranged (1)
What is the most reliable form of evidence in witch trials? (1)
The use of oracles (1)
