Barker, Eileen 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5247-7204 
  
(2009)
An introduction to 'The devil’s children'.
    
      In: La Fontaine, Jean, (ed.)
      The Devil's Children: From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations That Affect Children.
    
    Ashgate Dartmouth, Farnham, Surrey, UK, pp. 1-11.
     ISBN 9780754667339
  
  
  
Abstract
Amongst the more distressing incidents to have hit the British headlines in the twenty-first century have been a number of revelations concerning the treatment of children who, having been accused of being possessed by demonic powers, have been ‘appropriately treated’ in such a way that they have ended up either severely injured or dead. This book is an attempt to address some of the issues surrounding such tragedies and to place these in a wider context than that available in the more sensationalist media.
| Item Type: | Book Section | 
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| Official URL: | http://www.ashgate.com/ | 
| Additional Information: | © 2009 Ashgate Publishing | 
| Divisions: | Sociology ?? UNIT001562 ?? LSE Human Rights  | 
        
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GR Folklore H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology  | 
        
| Date Deposited: | 17 Dec 2013 10:07 | 
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2025 14:14 | 
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/54970 | 
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