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Veronika Vopelkova graduated in Culturology (Theory of Culture) from the Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. During her master’s studies at the Institute of Ethnology (Charles University), she focused on African studies, especially African cultures, African history and traditional African religions. In 2015, she undertook a one month long field work in the Northwest Province of Cameroon, where she carried out 111 questionnaires with people from Kedjom Keku. Moreover, she interviewed the local authorities and other influential persons. The main focus of her master’s thesis includes important ethnologist phenomenon, for example: witchcraft, faith in the souls of ancestors (associated with the celebration of death) and traditional medicine practices.