Provocation by Witchcraft: Exploring the Evolution of the Kenyan Courts’ Interpretation of the Doctrine of Provocation in Relation to Witchcraft Beliefs
The belief in witchcraft and sorcery is a significant cause of intentional homicide in Kenya. Moreover, those who kill people suspected of being witches often employ as a defense for their actions the so-called provocation by witchcraft argument: the homicide was purportedly committed under the infl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 265-289 |
| Further subjects: | B
Witchcraft
B Self-defense B witch-killing B provocation by witchcraft B Sorcery B Kenya |
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