2012-13 Academic Year

Religion and Trafficking: Juju and Devadasi Rituals

November 28, 2012
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
RSVP for venue (RSVP via email to christina_bain@hks.harvard.edu)

Readings:

Kara, Siddharth. “‘Juju oaths’ ensnare trafficking victims mind, body and soul” on CNN Freedom Project, available online at:
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/01/juju-oaths-ensnare-trafficking-victims-mind-body-and-soul/
Kleeman, Jenny. “The curse of ‘juju’ that drives sex slaves to Europe” in The Independent, 7 April 2011, available online at:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-curse-of-juju-that-drives-sex-slaves-to-europe-2264337.html
Orchard, Treena Rae. “Girl, woman, lover, mother: Toward a new understanding of child prostitution among young Devadasis in rural Karnataka, India” in Social Science & Medicine June 2007, Vol. 64 Issue 12, available online at:
http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/science/article/pii/S0277953607000809
Sathyanarayana TN, Babu GR. “Targeted sexual exploitation of children and women in India: Policy perspectives on Devadasi system” in Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2012, Vol. 5, Issue 3, available online at:
http://www.atmph.org/article.asp?issn=1755-6783;year=2012;volume=5;issue=3;spage=157;epage=162;aulast=Sathyanarayana

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