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Author Umeya, Kiyoshi, 1969- author.

Title The gospel sounds like the witch's spell : dealing with misfortune among the Jopadhola of Eastern Uganda / Kiyoshi Umeya.

Publication Info. Mankon, Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon : Langaa RPCIG, [2022]

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Contents Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- About the Author -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements for the English Version -- Acknowledgements for the Original Japanese Version -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Same Facts, Different Interpretations -- The Politicians of the Amin's Regime -- The Adhola Interpretation -- Multiple Side Stories -- Structure of this Volume -- Survey Duration -- Introduction -- I. Aims -- 1. 'Aetiologies of Misfortune' -- 2. Three Contexts -- 3. The 'Non-Causality' of 'Causes of Misfortune' -- 4. 'Causes of Misfortune' as Abduction
5. Multiple 'Causes', Multiple 'Narratives' -- 6. Empiricism and Rationalism -- 7. The Spider's Web -- 8. The Direction of this Volume -- II. The Subjects -- 1. The Padhola and the Adhola -- 2. The People Called Adhola -- 3. History -- 4. The Adhola Union -- 5. The Patrilieal Clan, Nono -- 6. The Acceptance of Christianity and Politics -- 7. Overview of the Were Faith -- 8. Previous Research on the Adhola -- III. Materials and Methods -- 1. Methodology -- 2. Texts -- PART I -- Chapter 1 -- Tuwo: Illness Categories -- I. Introduction -- II. Materials -- 1. Lifuoli and Tuwo -- 2. Types of Tuwo
III. Material Analysis and Discussion -- 1. 'Hygiene' Embodied -- 2. Aetiologies of Disease -- 3. Botho Tuwo Nyapadhola and Yath Nyapadhola -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 -- 'Aetiologies of Misfortune' -- I. Introduction -- II. The Texts -- 1. Jwogi -- 2. Ghosts (Tipo) of the Murdered -- 3. Ayira (Poison) -- 4. 'Curses' ( Lam) -- III. Material Analysis and Discussion -- Chapter 3 -- The Notion of Jajwok -- I. Introduction -- II. The Texts -- 1. Types of Jajwok -- 2. Who is a Night Dancer? -- 3. The Night Dancer Lacks Self-Awareness -- 4. Prescribed Ways to Torture and Execute
5. Eyewitness Accounts of Night Dancers -- 6. Capturing a Night Dancer, Part 1 -- 7.Capturing a Night Dancer, Part 2 -- 8. Jajwok Identity Unknown -- III. Discussion and Summary -- Chapter 4 -- The Jamigimba Concept -- I. Introduction -- II. The Texts -- 1. The jamigimba Do Exist -- 2. The Jamigimba's Powers -- 3. Inherited or Bought -- 4. The Jamigimba's Ritual -- 5. Wang Koth ('Eyes of Rain') -- 6. Hunting Jamigimba -- 7. Jamigimba Eyewitness Accounts -- III. Conclusion -- 1 The Ontology of the Jamigimba and Wang Koth
2 The Existence of the Powers of the Jamigimba and the Efficacy of Their Medicines -- 3 Inheritance or Purchase -- 4 The Connection with the Local Community -- 5 The Jamigimba Rituals -- 6 The Wang Koth -- Chapter 5 -- The Tipo Notion -- I. Introduction -- II. The Tipo -- 1. The Term 'Tipo' -- 2. What are the Tipo? -- 3. 'Bad luck' is also the Tipo's Fault -- 4. Sending a Tipo -- 5. Despite No Involvement -- 6. Tipo as Symptoms: Dialogue -- 7. Tipo as Symptoms: Dialogue 2 -- 8. The Spirits of Those Killed in Battle, Accidents and Suicides -- 9. A Person's Death, Funeral and Tipo
Note 10. Chien, Mwonjo and Tipo.
Summary The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch's Spell is a highly detailed ethnography about how the Jopadhola in eastern Uganda talk about, interpret and cope with death, illness and other misfortunes.
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Subject Jopadhola (African people) -- Religion.
Jopadhola (African people)
Religion.
Blessing and cursing -- Uganda.
Blessing and cursing.
Uganda.
Witchcraft -- Uganda.
Witchcraft.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Umeya, Kiyoshi The Gospel Sounds Like the Witch's Spell Oxford : Langaa RPCIG,c2022 9789956552412
ISBN 9956552798 electronic book
9789956552795 (electronic book)