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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
Published 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
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
Notes 10. Chien, Mwonjo and Tipo
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2022)
Subject Jopadhola (African people) -- Religion
Blessing and cursing -- Uganda
Witchcraft -- Uganda
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Blessing and cursing
Witchcraft
Uganda
Genre/Form Ethnography
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9956552798
9789956552795