by Kwasi Atta Agyapong

This study discusses how beliefs in the activities of witchcraft have been ingrained in the
Ghanaian terrain and its adverse impact on Ghanaians. The methodology used in this
qualitative study is the interpretive paradigm. The study also outlines the general belief in
the activities of witches. The study findings suggest that the belief of the potency of witchcraft
activities in Ghana is a major hinderance to personal and national development. The study
argues that the emphasis placed on witchcraft activities promotes a dependency theory
where individuals become irresponsible because every evil, mess and bigoted paradigm that
suppresses the development of a person or the nation can be attributed to a remote cause
elsewhere. The ideal belief system proposed for the development of Ghana and all individuals
should neither be animistic nor secularist but Christ-centered and biblically premised.The
study contributes to current research on witchcraft belief in Ghana.

Source: ERATS609202_Beliefs_in_the_Activities_of_witchcraft_in_Ghana-libre.pdf