ケニアをはじめとしたアフリカ諸国ではしばしばウィッチクラフト、魔術が説かれる。アルビノ狩りなんてのは…かなり本気で魔術っぽいが、しかし老人を魔女・魔術使いと非難して襲撃するのには、むしろ土地争いが真の理由として指摘されるべきであろう、と。
BBC Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land 15 hours ago
By Njeri Mwangi in Kilifi county & Tamasin Ford in London
襲撃して目を抉り出す、というのはかなり魔術的理由っぽい。しかし二度目の襲撃で骨を削り出すとか―うんまあ、それも魔術…かな…？
「BBC Africa Eye investigates a shocking spate of elderly people accused of witchcraft then murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, and discovers the true motives behind the killings.
Seventy-four-year-old Tambala Jefwa stares vacantly out of his one remaining eye as his wife, Sidi, gently removes his shirt.
“They stabbed him with a knife like this and pulled,” she says pointing to the long scar stretching down from his collar bone.」
…それはそれとして、老夫婦がもっている地所が問題なのだろうというわけだ。魔術師に適切な裁きを下し、その遺産は―まあ、より正しい人たちに配分されたら宜しいでしょう？という、そんな遺産（予定）の分配をめぐる攻撃行為なのだ。
「The couple own more than 30 acres of land where they grow maize and raise a few chickens. There has been a dispute with family members over boundaries. They believe this was the real reason Mr Jefwa was almost killed, not that people genuinely believed he was a witch.
“I was left for dead. I lost so much blood. I don’t know why they attacked me, but it can only be the land,” says Mr Jefwa.」
一部ではあれケニア、マラウィ、タンザニアや南アではそんなことが行われている、という。
「But in parts of Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa, it can be used to justify killing elderly people to take their land.」
「“They use the word witchcraft as a justification because they will get public sympathy. And people will say: ‘If he was a witch, it is good you have killed him.’”」
魔術使いなら殺しちゃった方が世界のためですからね―と、そういう理由づけがつくのが大きい。
…職業的な殺し屋もいるようで、なかなかにフィクション的世界が展開している。
「Sixty-three-year-old Katana Chara, who looks much older than his years, has been here for around 12 months.」
お名前が特徴的だったので引用。Katana Charaさんですよ。刀キャラ！ …まあ不謹慎ではあるが、これで記事の理解が微妙に進んだりするので。
「It went on to say that younger family members seeking to acquire family land is a key motivating factor behind the killings. It said the attacks and killings increased during periods of drought and famine when sources of income become scarce.」
BBC Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land 15 hours ago
By Njeri Mwangi in Kilifi county & Tamasin Ford in London
襲撃して目を抉り出す、というのはかなり魔術的理由っぽい。しかし二度目の襲撃で骨を削り出すとか―うんまあ、それも魔術…かな…？
「BBC Africa Eye investigates a shocking spate of elderly people accused of witchcraft then murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, and discovers the true motives behind the killings.
Seventy-four-year-old Tambala Jefwa stares vacantly out of his one remaining eye as his wife, Sidi, gently removes his shirt.
“They stabbed him with a knife like this and pulled,” she says pointing to the long scar stretching down from his collar bone.」
…それはそれとして、老夫婦がもっている地所が問題なのだろうというわけだ。魔術師に適切な裁きを下し、その遺産は―まあ、より正しい人たちに配分されたら宜しいでしょう？という、そんな遺産（予定）の分配をめぐる攻撃行為なのだ。
「The couple own more than 30 acres of land where they grow maize and raise a few chickens. There has been a dispute with family members over boundaries. They believe this was the real reason Mr Jefwa was almost killed, not that people genuinely believed he was a witch.
“I was left for dead. I lost so much blood. I don’t know why they attacked me, but it can only be the land,” says Mr Jefwa.」
一部ではあれケニア、マラウィ、タンザニアや南アではそんなことが行われている、という。
「But in parts of Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa, it can be used to justify killing elderly people to take their land.」
「“They use the word witchcraft as a justification because they will get public sympathy. And people will say: ‘If he was a witch, it is good you have killed him.’”」
魔術使いなら殺しちゃった方が世界のためですからね―と、そういう理由づけがつくのが大きい。
…職業的な殺し屋もいるようで、なかなかにフィクション的世界が展開している。
「Sixty-three-year-old Katana Chara, who looks much older than his years, has been here for around 12 months.」
お名前が特徴的だったので引用。Katana Charaさんですよ。刀キャラ！ …まあ不謹慎ではあるが、これで記事の理解が微妙に進んだりするので。
「It went on to say that younger family members seeking to acquire family land is a key motivating factor behind the killings. It said the attacks and killings increased during periods of drought and famine when sources of income become scarce.」
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