In this latest post on ISS blog, Bliss, Wumbla Issah does an intersectional analysis of witchcraft accusation in Northern Ghana, showing that several factors contribute to the issue.
Witchcraft accusation and consequent banishment that still persists globally can be viewed as a form of violence against women and children.
While it is believed that women are accused of witchcraft mainly because of their gender, an intersectional analysis of witchcraft accusation in Northern Ghana shows that other factors also contribute.
Ongoing research on the phenomenon of witchcraft accusation and banishment of women suspected to be witches indicates that the interaction of multiple identity categories such as gender, socio-economic conditions, age, or institutional practices influences the process of witchcraft accusation and subsequent banishment.
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Bewitched, bothered and bewildered: a study of witchcraft accusation in Northern Ghana
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