Witch-hunts in Nepal
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title:
Witch-hunts in Nepal
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Witch-hunts are still occurring in Nepal in the twenty-first century, and the persecution of marginalised individuals of the community, especially women, still persists. Witchcraft is believed to be the exercise of supernatural powers by witches. Although Nepal does not have a recorded history of systematic witch-hunts, belief in the supernatural, magic, and humans capable of exploiting both to do good or harm is pervasive. In many instances, witch-hunts are simply tribal scapegoating measures c
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Practice of witch-hunts in Nepal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunts_in_Nepal
date created:
2019-06-12T12:27:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T02:13:36Z
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