RT Article
T1 Stepping Onto an Egg: Former Child Soldiers’ Posttraumatic Resilience and Spirit Possession in Uganda
JF Pastoral psychology
VO 73
IS 3
SP 345
OP 365
A1 Bedet, Luza
A1 Sremac, Srđan 1976-
A2 Sremac, Srđan 1976-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1898782016
AB Using a biographical-reconstructive approach, we examine the interplay between the symbolic representation of spirit possession and healing forms of ritual purification in the context of the war-related trauma of former Lord’s Resistance Army child soldiers in Uganda. We illustrate how these former child soldiers articulate their trauma and resilience and how their communities deal with forms of spirit possession, what the role of religious communities is, and how rituals function as a coping mechanism for war-related trauma. The narrative approach is used to analyze 12 digital reports of different nongovernmental organizations and five digital testimonies of former child soldiers. The results provide relevant knowledge for a successful reintegration of returnees into society.
K1 Acholi
K1 Child soldier
K1 Lived Religion
K1 Medical Ethics
K1 Northern Uganda
K1 Spirit Possession
K1 War-related trauma
DO 10.1007/s11089-023-01116-5