My Father was a Sorcerer

A firsthand account of sorcery in sub- Saharan Africa, My Father was a Sorcerer sheds light to the current situation, where destitute parents having nothing to offer their children but sorcery as their inheritance and power. Tsasa examines the steps involved in initiating children into sorcery and how sorcerers use different methods to carry out their practices, such as appearing in dreams and creating visions. Often glamorized in film and television, Lusala walks us through the real accounts of those who have lived and died by sorcerers' hands.