Addicts of Gender-Based Violence: Patriarchy as the Seed-bed of Gendered Witchcraft Accusations

Addicts of Gender-Based Violence: Patriarchy as the Seed-bed of Gendered Witchcraft Accusations

The concept of patriarchy has occupied the minds of humanity from time immemorial. Over the past centuries, the construct has suppressed the lives of women, while according unlimited power and privileges to men in ruling communities. In this paper, the researcher presents an analysis of how patriarchy and its surrogates (sexism, misogyny, machismo, marianismo, masculinity, and male menopause) are used in witchcraft discourse within communities to perpetuate exclusive male power and dominance of women.

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Main Author: Kgatla,Selaelo Thias
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: The Church History Society of Southern Africa 2020
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1017-04992020000300009
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spelling oai:scielo:S1017-049920200003000092021-01-21Addicts of Gender-Based Violence: Patriarchy as the Seed-bed of Gendered Witchcraft AccusationsKgatla,Selaelo Thias gender-based violence patriarchy misogyny sexism masculinity machismo witchcraft The concept of patriarchy has occupied the minds of humanity from time immemorial. Over the past centuries, the construct has suppressed the lives of women, while according unlimited power and privileges to men in ruling communities. In this paper, the researcher presents an analysis of how patriarchy and its surrogates (sexism, misogyny, machismo, marianismo, masculinity, and male menopause) are used in witchcraft discourse within communities to perpetuate exclusive male power and dominance of women.The Church History Society of Southern Africa Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae v.46 n.3 20202020-01-01journal articletext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1017-04992020000300009en
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Addicts of Gender-Based Violence: Patriarchy as the Seed-bed of Gendered Witchcraft Accusations
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title Addicts of Gender-Based Violence: Patriarchy as the Seed-bed of Gendered Witchcraft Accusations
title_short Addicts of Gender-Based Violence: Patriarchy as the Seed-bed of Gendered Witchcraft Accusations
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description The concept of patriarchy has occupied the minds of humanity from time immemorial. Over the past centuries, the construct has suppressed the lives of women, while according unlimited power and privileges to men in ruling communities. In this paper, the researcher presents an analysis of how patriarchy and its surrogates (sexism, misogyny, machismo, marianismo, masculinity, and male menopause) are used in witchcraft discourse within communities to perpetuate exclusive male power and dominance of women.
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