Adam Ashforth, an Australian who has spent many years in Soweto,
finds his longtime friend Madumo in dire circumstances: his family
has accused him of using witchcraft to kill his mother and has
thrown him out on the street. Convinced that his life is cursed,
Madumo seeks help among Soweto's bewildering array of healers and
prophets. An inyanga, or traditional healer, confirms that he has
indeed been bewitched. Ashforth, skeptical yet supportive, remains
by Madumo's side as he embarks upon a physically grueling treatment
regimen that he follows religiously - almost to the point of death.
Asforth's beautifully written account of Madumo's struggle shows
that the problem of witchcraft is not simply superstition but a
complex response to spiritual insecurity in a troubling time of
political and economic upheaval. Through Madumo's story, Ashforth
opens up a world that few have seen, a deeply unsettling place
where the question, "Do you believe in witchcraft?" is not a simple
one at all. The insights that emerge as Ashforth accompanies his
friend on an odyssey through Soweto's supernatural perils have
profound implications even for those of us who live in worlds
without witches.
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