The ritual abuse controversy : an annotated bibliography / Mary de Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Young, Mary, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ritual abuse--Bibliography.

Ritual abuse.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 248 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2002.

Summary:

This bibliography objectively and thoroughly annotates published articles, books and reports, legal opinions, and thought-provoking newspaper and magazine articles.

Chapters deal with the definition of ritual abuse, ritual abuse cases in the United States, cases in American family and neighborhoods, cases in Canada, Europe and Australasia, clinical features of ritual abuse in children and adults, the controversy's impact on professionals and systems, the controversy and American law, ritual abuse reports and narratives, and anthropological, folkloric and sociological perspectives.

Contents:

Definitions, defense, and denial

Day care ritual abuse cases in the United States

American family and neighborhood ritual abuse cases

Canadian, European and Australasian ritual abuse cases

Clinical features of ritual abuse : children

Clinical features of ritual abuse : adults

Impact of the ritual abuse controversy on professionals and systems

The ritual abuse controversy and American law

Ritual abuse reports

Ritual abuse narratives

Anthropological, folkloric and sociological perspectives on ritual abuse

The ritual abuse controversy continues

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

ISBN:

0786412593

OCLC:

48851321