I am often asked why we post so much information about attacks on accused witches on PaganCentric. Aren’t Pagans supposed to be about Love and Light and Fluffy Bunnies? Why post all this negative stuff? Our reality can be summed up by the tagline that we associate with PaganCentric – “A home for the first… Continue reading The Hellish Practice: Superstition, Fear & Witchcraft in Africa
Month: May 2011
Gang Blinds Indian Woman, Accused Of Witchcraft, With Scissors
This has been haunting me ever since I first read it on Reuters. On Friday, May 20th, eleven people stormed into a house in a central Indian village and assaulted a woman they had accused of witchcraft, blinding her and her husband by stabbing them in the eyes with scissors. The incident took place in… Continue reading Gang Blinds Indian Woman, Accused Of Witchcraft, With Scissors
Imprisonment Up To 10 Years For Branding Women A Witch
Nitesh Kumar Sharma, May 8, 2011 JAIPUR: In the recently proposed Rajasthan Women (Prevention & Protection from Atrocities) Bill, 2011, a major thrust has been given to protecting women who are tortured or killed after being branded as witches, an evil practice prevalent in many rural areas of the state. Similar to laws in states… Continue reading Imprisonment Up To 10 Years For Branding Women A Witch
