What does it mean to be a witch today? And what is a ‘binding spell’ trying to achieve?
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What do the concepts like ‘cheating’ and ‘performance enhancing’ mean to young African footballers?
It is particularly dangerous to be an elderly person in Tanzania’s rural areas and villages. Legislation exists to protect this group, but it’s not being translated into reality.
In many parts of Nigeria, children are branded as witches and suffer abuse and even abandonment. Religion and poverty are thought to play a role.
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Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Postdo, University of Exeter
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Professor of History, Iowa State University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Excellence for The Elimination of Violence Against Women, Monash University
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Professor of Anthropology, UCL
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