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   Rit·u·al a·buse

   /ˈriCH(əw)əl əˈbyo͞oz/

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   • 1. the alleged sexual abuse or murder of people, especially children, supposedly committed as part of satanic rituals.

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2. • • Ritual abuse is a term used to describe the psychological, physical, or sexual abuse of a person or group of people as part of a religious, cult, or secular ritual. This type of abuse is often systematic and long-lasting.
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   What is the difference between sexual abuse and ritual abuse?

   • Ritual abuse usually involves repeated abuse over an extended period of time. The physical abuse is severe, sometimes including torture and killing. The sexual abuse is usually painful, sadistic and humiliating, intended as a means of gaining dominance over the victim.

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   What is ritual abuse?

   • Ritual abuse, however, is more commonly understood as a group undertaking, where the primary desire may not be controlling the victim or victims or acting out the desires of the person committing the abuse. Instead, ritual abuse more typically treats the victim as a means to an end—often the receipt of some form of enlightenment or spiritual favor.

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   Is ritual abuse a pseudo-ritual abuse?

   • Ritual abuse which is not part of a developed belief system, but which is primarily about the sexual exploitation of children has been called “pseudo-ritual abuse” (Kelley, 1988, p.229). Groups who practice ritual abuse are always hierarchical – the abuse is used to maintain this hierarchy and to benefit those at its higher levels.

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   What is cult based ritual abuse?

   • Groups or cults organised around other religious or quasi-religious belief systems, including Christian cults, have been associated with the use of abusive ritual to maintain control over members. Ritual abuse which occurs within religious groups is often called “cult-based ritual abuse” (Kelley, 1988, p.229).

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   Ritual abuse is a term used to describe the psychological, physical, or sexual abuse of a person or group of people as part of a religious, cult, or secular ritual. This type of abuse is...

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   Sep 27, 2023 · Defining Ritual Abuse (RA) Ritual abuse fuses the concept of a ritual—a structured procedure to attain a transformation—with the malevolent nature of abuse, which encompasses any act...

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   The term ritual abuse refers to abuse that occurs in a context where symbols or activities have superstitious, supernatural, or religious connotations. It is organised, often involving multiple perpetrators, and the abuse often happens as part of a rite or ceremony.

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   The 1989 Report by the Ritual Abuse Task Force of Los Angeles County Commission for Women, defined ritual abuse in the following way: Ritual abuse usually involves repeated abuse over an extended period of time. The physical abuse is severe, sometimes including torture and killing.

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   Defining Ritual Abuse. Ritual abuse can be defined as organised sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, which can be systematic and sustained over a long period of time. It involves the use of rituals, with or without a belief system. It usually involves more than one person as abusers.

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   Ritual abuse can be defined as organised sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, which can be systematic and sustained over a long period of time. It involves the use of rituals, with or without a belief system. It usually involves more than one person as abusers.

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    Feb 12, 2015 · According to psychologist Louis Cozolino of Pepperdine University, ritual abuse is characterized by a number of perpetrators of both sexes and the presence of many victims. The abuse is often...