Yoruba Pentecostalism and Child Witchcraft Accusations
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; 102;
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Product details:
- Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Date of Publication 2 September 2025
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781648251238
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages372 pages
- Size 228.6x152.4 mm
- Weight 599 g
- Language English 692
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Short description:
An exploration of Yoruba Pentecostalism's role in child witchcraft accusations, examining migration, leadership, and collective responsibility to address faith-based child abuse globally.
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An exploration of Yoruba Pentecostalism's role in child witchcraft accusations, examining migration, leadership, and collective responsibility to address faith-based child abuse globally. What drives communities to accuse children of witchcraft, and how do religious beliefs and leadership dynamics perpetuate this phenomenon across borders? Claire Ayelotan delves into the involvement of Yoruba (Nigerian) Pentecostal leaders in accusations of child witchcraft in Nigeria and the UK. Using a multidisciplinary approach, her research examines the theological, cultural, socioeconomic, and legal influences that drive such behaviours. Ethnographic studies and interviews with pastors and practitioners reveal how power dynamics, gender roles, and international migration intersect to perpetuate these harmful beliefs. The book uncovers gaps in current literature and presents original insights on the collective responsibility, shared beliefs, and complexities of Pentecostal leadership in this context. By focusing on the global aspects of child witchcraft accusations, it sheds new light on how migration impacts these practices and the negative consequences they have on vulnerable children. An important read for academics, policymakers, and child welfare professionals, this book challenges assumptions and urges immediate action to combat faith-based child abuse in all its manifestations.
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Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Glossary of Yorubaland Terms 1. Child Witchcraft Accusation: Defining the Problem 2. Understanding Child Witchcraft Accusations: Collective Faith-Based Child Cruelty 3. Witchcraft in Yoruba Cosmology 4. Pentecostalism, Islam, and Witchcraft in Yorubaland (Nigeria) 5. Witchcraft Worldview and Pentecostal Leadership Dynamics 6. Perceptions of Child Witchcraft and Deliverance among Pentecostal Pastors in Nigeria and the Diaspora 7. Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations Bibliography Index
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