In this part if the globe, the African people , the Igbo people as a case study, what they know how to do best is witchcraft. When others are busy channelling their ingenuity in the production and invention of new goods and technologies they are busy using their charm powers to bring down those who are progressing. They are envious. They are diabolic and lazy.
By the way, what is witchcraft?
According to Wikipedia, " Witchcraft (also called witchery or
spellcraft) broadly means the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised by individuals and certain social groups . Witchcraft is a complex concept that varies culturally and societally; therefore, it is difficult to define with precision [1] and cross-cultural assumptions about the meaning or significance of the term should be applied with caution. Witchcraft often occupies a religious,
divinatory or medicinal role, [2] and is often present within societies and groups whose cultural framework includes a magical world view"
With that definition I will tell you how the Igbo people view witchcraft. The raw form of witchcraft is when a diabolic person comes to you in the dream to fight you and when you wake up you will see the physical injury on your body, exactly the same way the witch or wizard attacked you in the dream.
There are however other subtle forms of witchcraft. Witchcraft is not only that toothless old man or old woman with haggard look. Witchcraft can be practiced by anybody irrespective of the age. There are men who acquire charms all over the place to prove themselves powerful. They use their charm to frustrate the efforts of their so-called enemies. They may pretend to be a friend and feign to be your helper. But after they help you they go underground to frustrate your progress. Those are the worst witches and wizards you will ever meet.
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