WITCHCRAFT

(See also Demonism; Spiritism; Superstition; Voodoo)

(Note centered heading below: List by Place)

Bible view: ts 76-77, 86-87; w73 484-486; w73 699-701; ad 457, 1093-1094, 1548-1550; g70 8/22 7

cause of some illnesses: g81 9/8 30-31

clergy use witch doctors: yb76 193

connection with drugs: w73 181

dangers: g80 12/8 7

discussion: g80 12/8 5-10; w73 483-486; w44 316-318

examples: w74 323, 328; w73 697-699; ad 457, 1454, 1548-1549; g71 7/8 16-18; g67 5/8 5; g61 3/8 8

experiences:

Bible truth overcomes power of: w83 7/15 9; w80 7/15 15-16

life story of a high priest of: g80 12/8 8-10

ring from witch doctor causes headaches: yb81 171

spells fail: g74 2/22 6

student of witchcraft accepts truth: w80 4/1 11

witch doctors accept truth: yb85 6-7; g85 7/22 25; g83 11/8 11; g72 3/8 8-11; g71 7/8 16-20; g64 2/22 26; yb61 157-158

Witnesses in Zimbabwe resist: yb85 158-161

forbidden in Israel: us 29-31; ts 76, 86-87; w62 648; w56 113-114; w55 569-570; dh 55-58; rm 168; w37 166; en 55-56

increase: g80 12/8 5-6; w74 323

juju priest: ts 70-72

King Saul consults witch of En-dor: ts 75-78; ad 1454, 1548-1549; g69 6/8 28; w64 506; bf 91

murder by: us 28; g62 8/22 6; g57 9/22 9-11; g36 6/3 563

obeahism: g52 4/8 13-16

spells: g67 5/8 7; w63 188

teaching of, in schools: g80 6/22 29; g74 2/8 6; g71 7/22 29

use of, in sports: g74 7/22 31

use of deities Isis and Amon-Ra: g80 12/8 9-10

witch doctors: g82 1/22 30; g77 12/8 29-30; g73 4/8 29

“benevolent witch doctor”: w77 710

debate over licensing: g76 1/8 31

given professional status in Swaziland: g78 4/8 30

healing by, baffles medical doctors: w81 9/1 28

made part of the National Health Service in Zimbabwe: g80 11/22 30

medical doctors cooperate with: g85 7/22 23

outlawed in Kenya: g82 10/22 30

treatment of illnesses: w82 1/15 23

List by Place

Africa: w73 698; g67 12/22 14-15, 29-30; g65 6/22 22; g64 2/22 26; g64 4/22 14; g63 1/8 14; g63 2/8 9-11; g62 8/22 6

Atingas: g51 10/22 9-11

Australia: w74 323; g61 2/22 29

Babylon: ad 372-373, 456-457, 1093; g67 5/8 6-7; w64 374, 506; g64 4/22 14; bf 91

Britain: g80 12/8 5-6

Canada: g80 12/8 6-7

Fiji: g70 7/8 21-23

Kenya:

witchcraft outlawed: g82 10/22 30

Liberia: g80 12/8 6-7

South Africa: g80 12/8 6; w77 710

Swaziland:

witchcraft given professional status in: g78 4/8 30

Zambia:

schools: g81 11/8 30

Zimbabwe: yb85 157-158

witchcraft made part of the National Health Service in: g80 11/22 30