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Sanctioned violence: development and the persecution of women as witches in South Bihar
JOURNAL: Development in Practice
VOLUME: 8 ISSUE: 2
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AUTHOR:
Puja Roy
EDITED BY:
Deborah Eade
ISSN: 0961-4524 E-ISSN: 1364-9213
STOCK CODE: 002J0253
AVAILABILITY:
Available online only
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT:
Downloadable PDF
(pp: 12)
PUBLISHED:
May 1998
READERSHIP:
Professional and Practitioners, Activists and Campaigners, Postgraduate, Undergraduate,
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ABSTRACT
Victimizing women as witches is prevalent in the tribal regions of South Bihar. As a result, from 1991 to 1994, over 60 women are known to have been killed in West Singhbhum district alone. The main reasons behind this persecution are to maintain women in economic and social subjugation, to exploit them sexually, and to wrest property from their families. This article examines the issues behind this form of socially sanctioned violence, analyses their implications on development work, and suggests appropriate methods of intervention.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the policies of Oxfam GB
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