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The infanticide
analyze
workshops,
documents,
we found
Africa.
myths,
the incriminated
abandoned
recovery,
psychological,
environment
persists
infanticide of Baatombu is a ritual practice that raises faiths, my
analyze its various characteristics and foundation, we drew on the
workshops, drills organized by NGO (non-governmental organizations),
documents, and we questioned about ten people as resources. After
found that the phenomenon of the infanticide is practiced in
Africa. In Benin, an analysis of the phenomenon showed that, under
myths, children being born in abnormal conditions are accused of
incriminated children are either eliminated by the executioners
abandoned in bad weather. At best, they are freed of the evil “that
recovery, by a person of willingness or a charitable organization. This
psychological, economic, and social to both the family and society.
environment suited for the protection of the children and the raising
persists in zones moved back by Benin. |