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They ushered the young woman into their home and closed the door behind her. Then the beating began.
For centuries, the branding of witches was driven largely by superstition. A crop would fail, a well would run dry, or a family member would fall ill, and villagers would find someone — almost always a woman — to blame for a misfortune whose cause they did not understand.
Witchcraft accusations are now often simply a tool to oppress women, victims’ advocates say. The motives can be to grab land, to ostracize a woman to settle a score, or to justify violence.
Once driven largely by superstition, the brutal practice is now often simply a tool to oppress women, in many cases violently.