O fenómeno da acusacão da mulher idosa de feiticeira na comunidade de Massevene B

Abstract

The present monograph whose theme is: The phenomenon of the accusation of the elderly woman of being a witch in Massevene community “B”, focuses its analysis on the social bond established between elderly women accused of witches and their accusers in Massevenbe Community “B”, with the aim of understanding the factors that contribute to the accusation of elderly women of witch. This study was based on the theory of donation by MAUSS, CASAL and GODELIER that assumes that social relations in any society are based on moral obligation of giving, receiving and giving back. This moral obligation is based on principles of solidarity, reciprocity and trust, as the basic foundations of the social relationship to maintain the order and social stability. In this order, the weakening of solidarity, reciprocity and trust between family members, community and neighbors are factors that contribute to the emergence of injustices, disorder, disharmony, individualism, conflicts social, abandonment and social instability in the context of social relations. From this study, it was possible to reach conclusions that allowed us to assume the initial hypothesis that dependence economic, longevity, allied to the weakening of the social bond between the accused and the accuser influences the accusation of elderly women of practicing witchcraft, especially in families and communities where people have a strong belief in supernatural powers, especially in witchcraft as a way of interpreting social reality