“Mavhungu’s thought-provoking analysis is built on an excellent and critical understanding of the literature on witch beliefs in Africa, and on meticulous field research… He makes exemplary use of his comparative material to demonstrate the diversity of beliefs in the power of witches in Africa, as well as the contrasting ways in which people in different parts of the continent deal with the experiential reality of witchcraft. [….]This is an excellent book which analyses complex issues with great insight and economy of expression. It will be of considerable use to scholars, students and the general public.”
