Essays about: "Witchcraft"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the word Witchcraft.

  1. 11. Sacred Polarities? Exploring the Use of Gendered Language in Three Generations of Contemporary Paganism - From 1954 to 2017

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Loke Lundin; [2018-01-31]
    Keywords : paganism; gender; transgender; discourse; gender essentialsim; polarity; LGBTQ; Wicca; Reclaiming Witchcraft; Radical Faeries; Gerald Gardner; Doreen Valiente; Janet Stewart Farrar; Starhawk; Harry Hay;

    Abstract : This thesis is a preparatory study for future research, and explores the use of gendered language within pagan witchcraft movements between the years 1954-2017, with the purpose of establishing if, and how, the understanding of gender, and the use of gendered language have undergone any changes over time, to accommodate for the changes in the gender discourse of Western society overall. Specific focus is placed on the accommodation of transgender and gender non-conforming identities. READ MORE

  3. 12. “Women, you know that women they are very easy to deceive … ” : understandings of women's role in witchcraft-related violence among community groups and social workers in southern Nigeria and handling of such violence.

    University essay from Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Faith Mark; [2017]
    Keywords : Social workers; Community groups; Women; Witchcraft; Violence; Understanding; Containment strategies;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore how social workers and community groups in southern Nigeria understand and interpret women's roles in witchcraft related violence and the implications those views have on the handling of such violence. This topic is of relevance for social work since knowledge about this problem can increase the awareness of violence and its implications when meeting clients that are exposed to it. READ MORE

  4. 13. Witchcraft And Development Among The Giriama: Understanding How Witchcraft And Development Can Work Side By Side.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Robin Öberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Causation; Culture Theory; Development; East Africa; Giriama; Grid; Group; Luck; Mystical Participation; Rationality; Social Anthropology; Social Control; Witchcraft; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A bulk of research states that witchcraft is an antithesis to development. This thesis finds that that is an assumption, which cannot explain the case of the Giriama. READ MORE

  5. 14. Witchcraft, Shame and Intellectual disability - Help-seeking for children with intellectual disabilities in Kampala, Uganda: a mixed methods study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Johannes Schildknecht; [2015]
    Keywords : explanatory belief models; Integrated Behavioral Model; help-seeking; learning disabilities; special needs; Stigma; intellectual disability; rehabilitation; Kampala; Uganda; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore the influence that stigma and beliefs have on the disability-related help-seeking for children with intellectual disabilities in Kampala, Uganda. These children are regarded as one of the most neglected groups in developing countries, where access to rehabilitation services frequently is restricted starkly, and beliefs and stigma are believed to interfere in the process of seeking help. READ MORE

  6. 15. The priestess ascending: subversion and hegemony in Wiccan constructions of gender

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Manon Hedenborg White; [2012]
    Keywords : Wicca; gender; femininity; Butler; Connell; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The image of the priestess in Wicca, a duotheistic Pagan mystery and witchcraft tradition founded in the mid-20th century by British civil servant Gerald Gardner, has changed dramatically during the last few decades. Wiccans work together in autonomous groups, traditionally lead by a High Priestess and a High Priest. READ MORE