التغيرات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية وعلاقتها باسحر : دراسة ميدانية على منطقة النيل الازرق

Abstract

Abstract The problem of this study is the recent economical and social changes in the Sudan led to the increase to the believe in magic specially among an educated elite and those who fail to achieve their basic needs through logical means. There are many terms for magic e.g., "Treatment by using the traditional medicine, wit craft, sorcery, white magic, black magic and etc." The Blue Nile region has been selected for this study for many reasons: the presence of many tribes in area specially the immigrate tribes from west Africa e. g., Fallata, Hawsa, Barnow, Zaghawa and etc. The area is also characterized by many reasons for agriculture e.g., heavy rains, fertile lands land and the Blue Nile has attracted thousand of hands labours. Five hundred samples of regular visitors to those practitioners has been selected for this study and have been distributed among many areas in addition, fifty samples of the practitioners were also selected. The researcher has implemented the historical, descriptive, comparative and analytical methodology also observation and interview in analyzing the data. The research has come out with following results. Firstly: The exist a direct relation between the economical and social changes and for the increase and decrease of the metaphysics practice. Secondly: The prestige of the practitioners is evaluated in according with his success in his practice. Thirdly: Phobia and seeking for security have led many of the individuals in the society seek refuge in those practitioners. Fourthlyi Acute diseases and failure to treatment them led the individuals to seek refuge in these practitioners.