Child Sacrifice: Myth or Reality?

• Autorzy: Paul Bukuluki
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper makes an effort to define, contextualise and present cases of child sacrifice and some of its drivers. It argues that child mutilation and sacrifice is not a myth but rather an emerging unfortunate reality in some communities in Uganda and other parts of Africa. The paper also presents the historical overview, theoretical, policy and programming implications of the phenomenon of child mutilation and sacrifice. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Children; Religion; Culture

PL

Dzieci; Religia; Kultura

• Czasopismo: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (ILSHS)
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 30 (1)
• Strony: 1--11

Twórcy

autor

Paul Bukuluki

• School of Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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