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Effects and impact of witchcraft on Sotho Reformed Churches and the Biblical view of witchcraft

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2013
The aim of this article is to analyse the effects and impact of witchcraft on members of the Basotho Reformed Church who ascribe to witchcraft. From the literature, it is clear that some members of the Basotho Reformed Church practise various forms of ...
David K. Semenya, Rantoa Letsosa
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“We Live in the Country of the Victorious Kafka”: Witchcraft and Magic in Present-Day Russia (Download PDF)

Martor, 2023
This article examines the problems associated with witchcraft and magical beliefs in contemporary Russia. It analyzes media discourse in online publication, video streams, social networks, and comments in public media resources in which ordinary people ...
Olga Khristoforova
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"Contra Paganos" = "Maarahva vastu"? [PDF]

Mäetagused, 2005
Contemporary study of history approaches popular witchcraft and magic folk culture as concepts associated with cultural dichotomies: popular culture versus high culture. The component of magic is considered most characteristic of popular culture.
Dieter Harmening
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A pastoral examination of the Christian Church’s response to fears of and reactions to witchcraft amongst African people in the Limpopo province of South Africa

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2014
Amongst other things, African culture (societies) has been characterised by its perception and fear of witchcraft. Even though the belief in witchcraft is an old phenomenon, its growth is revealed and to some extent mitigated by videos, films and ...
M. Elijah Baloyi
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The Anthropology of Magic and Sorcery in Tunisian society: An Ethnographic study

Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Social Sciences, 2023
This research is concerned with the study of the phenomenon of witchcraft and sorcery in Arab societies through a field study in Tunisian society, which included a sample of workers in the field of witchcraft and witchcraft.
Said Abdelli
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Witchcraft and Witchcraft Cleansing in Southern Zimbabwe

Anthropos, 2007
This article investigates the social mechanism of witchcraft in Hwali ward in Zimbabwe. It argues that the discourse of witchcraft is a local idiom and means to explain and control modern changes. The escalating witchcraft and antiwitchcraft practices can be seen as both explanatory and instrumental.
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The Deceptive Nature of Magic and Witchcraft: A Cultural Practice and Its Menace on Zimbabwean Society [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
This study critically examines the deceptive nature of magic and witchcraft as cultural practices in Zimbabwe and highlights its negative impact on society. Based on social conflict theory, the research explores how the belief in witchcraft fosters fear,
Dylan Yanano Mangani , Temba Rugwiji
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DEMONOMANIA AND WITCHCRAFT [PDF]

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1871
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Pentecostal Conceptions of Evil Forces: An Exposition on Warfare Prayer and Imprecation in Modern Nigeria [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
This study critically examines the deceptive nature of magic and witchcraft as cultural practices in Zimbabwe and highlights its negative impact on society. Based on social conflict theory, the research explores how the belief in witchcraft fosters fear,
Jemimah Ogechi Ekechi
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Curses or Threats? Debating the Power of Witches’ Words in 17th-Century Scottish Courtrooms

NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2017
17th-century Scottish court records present a perspective on witchcraft language that is unavailable in Early Modern English trials, namely that of defence lawyers.
Magdalena Leitner
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