Spirit Children: Illness, Poverty, and Infanticide in Northern Ghana. Denham, Aaron R.. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 2017. iv‐217 pp.
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In northern Ghana, among the Nankani peoples, Denham has discussed the advent of 'spirit children' who manifest themselves by way of disabled or unordinary children; these 'bush' spirits are believed to have supernatural powers and work to take over the home, and infanticide is present.
“In northern Ghana, among the Nankani peoples, Denham has discussed the advent of “spirit children” who manifest themselves by way of disabled or unordinary children, these “bush” spirits are believed to have supernatural powers and work to take over the home.So serious are their dangers that infanticide is present (Lancy, 2017, p. 215).”
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- Authors
- Lancy, D. F.
- Affiliations
- Utah State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lancy, David F.
- ORCID
- Lancy, David F.
- Venue
- Ethos
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-12
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 0091-2131 (ISSN-L)
- 1548-1352
- OpenAlex
- W2771967045
- Cited by
- 1
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1
- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ethos (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Keywords
- infanticide, infant mortality, illness, poverty, witchcraft beliefs, supernatural illness, Northern Ghana
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