摘要：Belief in witchcraft has been widely associated with tribal societies in India, Latin
America, and Africa (Marwick, 1870; Evans-Pritchard, 1937; Douglas, 1970). In central India, it has
been frequently reported to be a social problem under which women, especially old and infirm, are
accused and killed as witches. It is generally believed that lack of education and awareness is chiefly
responsible for prevalence of witchcraft but, beliefs and practices associated with witchcraft are firmly
integrated into the social and cultural life of people and mere awareness creation will never solve this
problem.
关键词：Bisahi; Baiga; supernatural; illness; personalistic; belief; world view and traditional
society.
