Witchcraft and Mission Studies

According to BBC News India, police in Assam report that over the last five years nearly ninety people, mostly women, have been "beheaded, burnt alive or stabbed to death" as a result of witch accusations.1 Such incidents occur incessantly and in various locations, as articles here indicat...

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Published in:International bulletin of mission research 2015-01, Vol.39 (1), p.1-2
Main Author: Jennings, J. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs
God
Missionaries
Practice
Religious missions
Social aspects
Spirituality
Theology
Witchcraft
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Summary:According to BBC News India, police in Assam report that over the last five years nearly ninety people, mostly women, have been "beheaded, burnt alive or stabbed to death" as a result of witch accusations.1 Such incidents occur incessantly and in various locations, as articles here indicate. [...]modern Western theologians and missiologists have for generations conveniently turned a blind eye to such phenomena, which have been rumored to take place elsewhere.
ISSN:0272-6122
2396-9393
2396-9407
DOI:10.1177/239693931503900101