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Religion, Superstition and Fraud: The Gimenez Case (1993)

Authors

  • Rodrigo Cespedes Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/RLDR.16.166

Abstract

This work comments on a criminal case in which a healer is convicted of fraud.  It examines superstitious beliefs and practices within the context of religious freedom and analyzes an unusual expert testimony delivered by professional magicians.

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Published

2023-06-30

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Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023): Pandemia y afectación de la libertad religiosa en los países de América Latina y El Caribe

Section

Comentarios de Jurisprudencia

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Copyright (c) 2023 Rodrigo Cespedes

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