Child witchcraft confessions as an idiom of distress in Sierra Leone; results of a rapid qualitative inquiry and recommendations for mental health interventions [PDF]
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2021 Background Reports about child witchcraft are not uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study we approach child witchcraft as an idiom of distress.
Hélène N. C. Yoder +5 more
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Child Witchcraft Confession: Parental Reaction And Implication For Social Work Practice
Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2021 Accusations of witchcraft, especially in Africa has often been directed towards the child and most parents has refused to play their role of a child protector which is essential in making or marring child development and this has become a source of increasing concern for social workers and other international human rights.
STANLEY OLOJI ISANGHA +5 more
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Coronavirus and the Rise of Child Witchcraft Accusations
European Journal of Theology and Philosophy, 2023 This paper examines the impact of witchcraft accusations with a focus on Africa and children. After presenting an overview of anthropological understandings of witchcraft in Africa, it focuses on increasing allegations of witchcraft among children. It discusses how this phenomenon may occur in the UK and its implications for social workers and police ...
Simon Dein
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OKH Journal, Vol. 4(1): Child Witchcraft Accusations and the Church
OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith, 2020 This is the PDF file for the full issue of volume 4(1).
Full Special Issue
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Child Accusation of Witchcraft – Another Road into Trafficking
Journal of Social Work Education and Practice, 2023 Child accusation of witchcraft has been the focus of global media reporting however, with limited academic research. Several children removed from trafficking in West Africa that participated in a larger study were accused of witchcraft by Pastors ...
Ifeyinwa Mbakogu
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Yoruba Pentecostalism and Child Witchcraft Accusations
An exploration of Yoruba Pentecostalism's role in child witchcraft accusations, examining migration, leadership, and collective responsibility to address faith-based child abuse globally. What drives communities to accuse children of witchcraft, and how do religious beliefs and leadership dynamics perpetuate this phenomenon across borders?
Claire Princess Ayelotan
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Interpretation of Mark 9:14-26 and child witchcraft discourses in transnational Yoruba Pentecostalism: a theological reflection [PDF]
Practical Theology, 2022 Claire Princess Ayelotan
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9. Social Instability, Churches, and Child Witchcraft
OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith, 2020 Michael Jindra
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25. Witchcraft Labeling: Effects on Child Behavior and Self-Concept
OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith, 2020 Chinyere Felicia Priest
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