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Cannibalism Myths, Empire, and Identity in Colonial Sierra Leone

Af: Katrina HB Keefer Engelsk Hardback

Cannibalism Myths, Empire, and Identity in Colonial Sierra Leone

Af: Katrina HB Keefer Engelsk Hardback
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In 1913, Sierra Leone bore witness to a Special Court convened to hear cases of cannibalism. Described as “Human Leopards,” those accused of ritually killing and eating others were associated with a criminal group, and in the wake of the cases, many accused and convicted Human Leopards were executed or exiled from the colony. Contemporary writers described these events in the rhetoric of the “civilized world” triumphing over the “barbaric,” and newspapers of the period wallowed in the lurid idea of shapeshifting cannibals lurking to murder and devour the innocent. Cannibalism Myths, Empire, and Identity in Colonial Sierra Leone by Katrina HB Keefer offers new perspectives on these trials, delving closely into the transcripts of the 1913 Human Leopard cases. Through careful analysis of evidence and modern scholarship, it’s clear that cannibalism was never at play in these murder cases, and Keefer presents a complex web of judicial overreach, colonial ambitions, xenophobic fears, socio-political turmoil, animals whose habitat was being encroached upon, and powerful initiation societies.

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In 1913, Sierra Leone bore witness to a Special Court convened to hear cases of cannibalism. Described as “Human Leopards,” those accused of ritually killing and eating others were associated with a criminal group, and in the wake of the cases, many accused and convicted Human Leopards were executed or exiled from the colony. Contemporary writers described these events in the rhetoric of the “civilized world” triumphing over the “barbaric,” and newspapers of the period wallowed in the lurid idea of shapeshifting cannibals lurking to murder and devour the innocent. Cannibalism Myths, Empire, and Identity in Colonial Sierra Leone by Katrina HB Keefer offers new perspectives on these trials, delving closely into the transcripts of the 1913 Human Leopard cases. Through careful analysis of evidence and modern scholarship, it’s clear that cannibalism was never at play in these murder cases, and Keefer presents a complex web of judicial overreach, colonial ambitions, xenophobic fears, socio-political turmoil, animals whose habitat was being encroached upon, and powerful initiation societies.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 192
ISBN-13: 9781666965780
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1666965782
Kategori: West Africa
Udg. Dato: 4 dec 2024
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Lexington Books
Oplagsdato: 4 dec 2024
Forfatter(e): Katrina HB Keefer
Forfatter(e) Katrina HB Keefer

Kategori West Africa

ISBN-13 9781666965780

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 192

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 152mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 4 dec 2024

Oplagsdato 4 dec 2024

Forlag Lexington Books

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