Volume 15, Issue 1, May 2015, Pages 39–49
Sbahat Liaqat1 and Yousra Farooq2
1 M.Phil Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, B.Z. University Multan, Pakistan
2 M.Phil Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, B.Z. University Multan, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present research project entitle, "Demographics and Cultural Patterns of Black Magicians in Bahawalpur Region" is aimed to analyze the demographics, social status, religious differences and beliefs of male Black magicians and to analyze the views of victims of black magic and the clients of black magicians. The sample was collected from different cities of south Punjab include 30 male black magicians, 20 victims and 20 clients of magicians by using "purposive sampling technique". "In-depth interviews" were taken by using "general guide Approach", "open ended questions" were asked. The data was analyzed through "Content analysis" it represents that the black magicians of different Religions have different views about black magic. They give different names to source or powers which performed black magic spells. But it is analyzed that the source is supernatural.
Author Keywords: Cultural patterns, Black magician.
Sbahat Liaqat1 and Yousra Farooq2
1 M.Phil Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, B.Z. University Multan, Pakistan
2 M.Phil Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, B.Z. University Multan, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The present research project entitle, "Demographics and Cultural Patterns of Black Magicians in Bahawalpur Region" is aimed to analyze the demographics, social status, religious differences and beliefs of male Black magicians and to analyze the views of victims of black magic and the clients of black magicians. The sample was collected from different cities of south Punjab include 30 male black magicians, 20 victims and 20 clients of magicians by using "purposive sampling technique". "In-depth interviews" were taken by using "general guide Approach", "open ended questions" were asked. The data was analyzed through "Content analysis" it represents that the black magicians of different Religions have different views about black magic. They give different names to source or powers which performed black magic spells. But it is analyzed that the source is supernatural.
Author Keywords: Cultural patterns, Black magician.
How to Cite this Article
Sbahat Liaqat and Yousra Farooq, “Demographics and Cultural Patterns of Black Magicians in Bahawalpur Region Pakistan,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 39–49, May 2015.
