04125nam 2200709 a 450 991095992210332120251116230835.00-8214-4233-3(CKB)1000000000522474(OCoLC)191932649(CaPaEBR)ebrary10170556(SSID)ssj0000284332(PQKBManifestationID)11228392(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284332(PQKBWorkID)10252459(PQKB)10358104(MiAaPQ)EBC3026933(Au-PeEL)EBL3026933(CaPaEBR)ebr10170556(BIP)35538453(BIP)13462072(EXLCZ)99100000000052247420060530d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSorcery and sovereignty taxation, power, and rebellion in South Africa, 1880-1963 /Sean Redding1st ed.Athens Ohio University Pressc20061 online resource (278 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8214-1704-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-259) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 sorcery and the state -- 2 war and revenue -- 3 from rinderpest through influenza -- 4 governing the zulu by killing them -- 5 taxation and flaming pigs in the transkei, 1921-30 -- 6 legal minors and social children -- 7 government witchcraft -- 8 conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.Rebellions broke out in many areas of South Africashortly after the institution of white rule in the late nineteenth century and continued into the next century. However, distrust of the colonial regime reached a new peak in the mid-twentieth century, when revolts erupted across a wide area of rural South Africa. All these uprisings were rooted in grievances over taxes. Rebels frequently invoked supernatural powers for assistance and accused government officials of using witchcraft to enrich themselves and to harm ordinary people.As Sean Redding observes in Sorcery and Sovereignty, beliefs in witchcraft and supernatural powers were part of the political rhetoric; the systemof taxation-with all its prescribed interactions between ruler and ruled-was intimately connected to these supernatural beliefs.In this fascinating study, Redding examines how black South Africans¿ beliefs in supernatural powers, along with both economic and social change in therural areas, resulted in specific rebellions and how gender relations in black South African rural families changed. Sorcery and Sovereignty explores theintersection of taxation, political attitudes, and supernatural beliefs among black South Africans, shedding light on some of the most significant issues in the history of colonized Africa.Black peopleSouth AfricaPolitics and government19th centuryBlack peopleSouth AfricaPolitics and government20th centuryTaxationPolitical aspectsSouth AfricaHistoryGovernment, Resistance toSouth AfricaHistoryWitchcraftPolitical aspectsSouth AfricaHistoryPower (Social sciences)South AfricaHistorySouth AfricaPolitics and government1836-1909South AfricaPolitics and government1909-1948South AfricaPolitics and government1948-1961South AfricaColonial influenceBlack peoplePolitics and governmentBlack peoplePolitics and governmentTaxationPolitical aspectsHistory.Government, Resistance toHistory.WitchcraftPolitical aspectsHistory.Power (Social sciences)History.968.05Redding Sean1867952MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959922103321Sorcery and sovereignty4475725UNINA