"Soem" among the Tikar
A Multidimensional Analysis of Witchcraft in an African Society
$31.46
- Paperback
190 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2026
Summary
“SOEM” Among The Tikar presents a groundbreaking ethnographic and philosophical investigation into the institution of Soem within Tikar society of the Adamawa Plateau and the Mbam plain region of Cameroon. The book moves beyond simplistic translations of Soem as “witchcraft” and reframes it as a total social, spiritual, ontological, and jurisprudential system that structures Tikar reality.
Tatah Mbuy’s central argument is that Soem cannot be understood through imported moral binaries …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798237825367 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tatah Humphrey Mbuy |
| Publisher: | Smartworld Publishers |
| Imprint: | Smartworld Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 190 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 140mm x 216mm |
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Tatah Humphrey Mbuy
Rev. Fr. Tatah Mbuy is from Taambii, Nso’ Fondom, and a Catholic Priest of the Archdiocese of Bamenda. He was ordained on 11 August 1985 by Pope St. John Paul II.
He is a research scholar with an avid thirst for the numinous and an academic who moves with ease between familiar and unfamiliar territories. He holds a Ph.D in Cultural Anthropology, an MA in Communication Sciences, an MA in Bioethics, and first degrees in Philosophy, Theology, and African Literature.
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