Witchcraft Stereotypes is a theoretical construct in the study of supernatural beliefs that characterizes oversimplified, culturally pervasive assumptions about the traits, behaviors, and social roles of individuals alleged to practice witchcraft, particularly as they reinforce gendered, moral, or societal binaries in historical and anthropological contexts.
247
Publications
12.3K
Citations
302
Authors
138
Institutions
Publications per year
2017–2026
13
Parents
Publications
247
Deadly Words: Witchcraft in the Bocage.
Brendan Quayle, Jeanne Favret-Saada · Man · 1982 · 568 citations
Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa
Stephen Ellis · American Anthropologist · 2006 · 567 citations
1–5 of 247
Authors
302
- JD
4
h-index
- TH
3
h-index
- JP
3
h-index
- ER
3
h-index
- MD
2
h-index
1–5 of 302
Institutions
138
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
3 h-index
3 publications
135 citations
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
3 h-index
4 publications
612 citations
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
3 h-index
4 publications
165 citations
Birkbeck, University of London
London, United Kingdom
3 h-index
3 publications
101 citations
Keele University
Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
2 h-index
2 publications
82 citations
American University
Washington, United States
2 h-index
2 publications
134 citations
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2 h-index
2 publications
78 citations
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch, South Africa
2 h-index
2 publications
98 citations
1–8 of 138
Venues
- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 18 publications · 967 citations
15
h-index
- The American Historical Review
AHR · 9 publications · 808 citations
9
h-index
- Africa
7 publications · 318 citations
7
h-index
- Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
JRAI · 6 publications · 278 citations
6
h-index
- Man
7 publications · 948 citations
6
h-index
1–5