ABSTRACT
Belief in the possibility of sorcery is universal in Hanuabada. Nobody believes that this is contrary to Christian teaching—indeed, people gain much support for their view from Bible interpretations. Only one person in the village, to my knowledge, openly avowed that he was not certain whether sorcery was actually practised; he was an ‘agnostic’. Quite a number of others, particularly young men, are prepared to judge each case on its merits, and to keep an open mind about the guilt of accused persons. But by far the majority of the population are willing to believe any accusation on prima facie evidence or on the basis of rumour.
