Witchcraft
Witchcraft (or witchery) is the practice of magical skills, spells, and abilities. Witchcraft is a broad term that varies culturally and societally, and thus can be difficult to define with precision. Historically, the most common meaning is the use of supernatural means to cause harm to the innocent; this remains the meaning in most traditional cultures worldwide, notably the Indigenous cultures of Asia, Latin America, Africa, the African diaspora, and Indigenous Nations in the Americas.In the Philippines, as in many of these cultures, witches are viewed as those opposed to the sacred Indigenous religions. In contrast, anthropologists writing about healers …
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Laws.Africa · 11 March 2022 English
eliminate harmful traditional practices including witchcraft accusations, which may affect the welfare, health … (j) has been or is being accused of practising witchcraft or blamed by the community for inexplicable … or a person who has been accused of practicing witchcraft or blamed by the community for inexplicable …
Laws.Africa · 28 January 2022 English
offence contemplated in section 1(a) to (e) of the Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957 (Act No. 3.3 of 1957)[ …
Laws.Africa · 24 September 2021 English
Urban and Regional Planning Act No. 3 of 2015 Witchcraft Cap …
Endangered Archives Programme · 27 April 2021 English
paintings, legal documents, correspondence, and most importantly, ledgers containing the transcripts of witchcraft trials. …
The Journal of Sierra Leone Studies · 8 December 2019 English
The principle followed by the interested people of the East will be one of careful attention to the oil palm, as opposed to the laissez-faire attitude of the people of …
them. Some of the villagers think that there is witchcraft in the water because the water doesn’t flow, …
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English
Because he loves his community (people), he kills a black cow for them. He kills it easily, as if by witchcraft. He says that Ayual is important like a "ribbon" (river?) called Boor. The third song praises the …
Endangered Archives Programme · 2018 Arabic
additional page in this collection that is not part of the poem. It is a prayer for protection from witchcraft. Custodial history: The owner of the manuscript inherited it from his father, Kalifa Cisse. His …
Laws.Africa · 28 September 2017 English
squatting Unauthorized broadcasting Wagers Witchcraft suppression Act: Offences 6.13 DEATHS AND …
Laws.Africa · 26 July 2017 English
(i) squatting; (j) vehicle theft; (k) witchcraft; and (l) any attempt to commit an offence referred …
Laws.Africa · 18 November 2016 English
Registration and Development of Villages Cap. 289 Witchcraft Cap. 90 25. Minist r y o f Inf o r ma t io …
