Devil's Children

Devil's Children

From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations that Affect Children

Fontaine, Jean La

Taylor & Francis Ltd

11/2009

220

Dura

Inglês

9780754667339

15 a 20 dias

570

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Contents: Introduction: An introduction to The Devil's Children, Eileen Barker; Beliefs in possession, Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist. Part I The Meaning of Possession: Possession states, Roland Littlewood; Embodied alternative identities: spiritual possession, psychiatric disorder or socio/political stratagem?, Sherrill Mulhern; Possession and deliverance in a British Pentecostal church, Malcolm Gold; The jinn, black magic and evil eye among East London Bangladeshis, Simon Dein; The practice of possession in Haitian vodou, Bettina E. Schmidt. Part II Possession as Contact with the Divine: Possession as a sacrament: the perspective of Wicca, Christina Harrington; Possession in the Celestial Church of Christ, Mercy Magbagbeola. Part III Children Accused: Child witches in London: tradition and change in religious practice and belief, Jean La Fontaine; At risk, as risk: abandonment and care in a world of spiritual insecurity, Filip de Boeck; Child abuse linked to accusations of 'possession' and 'witchcraft', Eleanor Stobart; The impact of spirit possession on the child's mental health and social work intervention, Amma Anane-Agyei; 'Project Violet': addressing the practice of faith and/or belief based ritualistic abuse of children, Robert Pull; The Christian church and child protection - an overview, David Pearson; Further reading; Index.
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