Review: The Devil's Children: From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations that Affect Children, by Jean La Fontaine
S. J. Crasnow
Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions July 14, 2011 DOI: 10.1525/nr.2011.15.1.132 (opens in new tab)
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| Key findings | The review presents La Fontaine's work as examining how witchcraft accusations against children, often within diasporic religious communities, lead to abuse, and it argues that such cases require careful handling to protect children while respecting cultural contexts. |
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Book Review| August 01 2011 Review: The Devil's Children: From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations that Affect Children, by Jean La Fontaine The Devil's Children: From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations that Affect Children. Edited by Jean La Fontaine. Ashgate, 2009. 204 pages. $99.95 cloth. Sonia Crasnow Sonia Crasnow University of California, Riverside Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2011) 15 (1): 132–133. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2011.15.1.132 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Sonia Crasnow; Review: The Devil's Children: From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations that Affect Children, by Jean La Fontaine. Nova Religio 1 August 2011; 15 (1): 132–133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2011.15.1.132 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentNova Religio Search This content is only available via PDF. © 2011 by The Regents of the University of California Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.