caa a22 4500 388044470 CHVBK 20180307125032.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199812 xx s 000 0 eng 10.2307/525358 doi S0002020600034065 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.2307/525358 Bongmba Elias K. Toward a Hermeneutic of Wimbum Tfu [Elektronische Daten] [Elias K. Bongmba] In this essay I offer an interpretation of Wimbum tfu by analyzing Wimbum terms to distinguish it from the English term "witchcraft.” I argue that Wimbum terms bfui, brii, and tfu have multiple meanings, are dynamic, and are often employed to discuss and critique lived experience. I argue that postmodern perspectives help us interpret tfu as power, economic, and religious discourse thus making it possible for us to attempt an ethical critique of the negative aspects of Wimbum tfu. Copyright © African Studies Association 1998 African Studies Review Cambridge University Press 41/3(1998-12), 165-191 0002-0206 41:3<165 1998 41 ASR https://doi.org/10.2307/525358 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2307/525358 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Bongmba Elias K. NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- African Studies Review Cambridge University Press 41/3(1998-12), 165-191 0002-0206 41:3<165 1998 41 ASR CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge