Department of Sociology and School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2012 Oct;18(10):1213-34. doi: 10.1177/1077801212465155.
This article revisits a much-debated question: Why are women popular targets during witch hunts? By using in-depth interviews this article provides an answer. Women are easy targets or scapegoats for two reasons. First, it is widely believed in the community that was studied that witches do, in fact, exist, and the images of witches are always female. Second, tribal women hold lower positions than men in all social, political, and ritual matters, and this contributes to their vulnerability during the hunt for scapegoats. This article also highlights the roles that rumors play during manipulation of witchcraft accusations to gather support for witch hunts.
为什么在女巫追捕中，女性是普遍的目标？本文通过深入访谈提供了答案。女性之所以成为容易的目标或替罪羊，有两个原因。首先，在所研究的社区中，人们普遍相信女巫确实存在，而且女巫的形象总是女性。其次，在所有社会、政治和仪式事务中，部落女性的地位都低于男性，这导致她们在寻找替罪羊时容易受到伤害。本文还强调了谣言在操纵巫术指控以争取支持进行女巫追捕时所扮演的角色。
