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Accompaniments Mystic-Cultural Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland (VDP) in the Fight against Terrorism: Experiences of Boulsa Fighters

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article, The Result of Research on the Mystical-Cultural Support of Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland in the Commune of Boulsa, Studies the Different Possibility Offered to the Community to Support Its Members who are engaged in the Fight Against Terrorism. Answering the Main Research Question, The Hypothesis Put Forward Considers these supports as operations rooted in the tradition and culture of the environment, are initiated and supervised by informed prescribers and provides comfort to combatants on the group. It emerges after analysis that thesis mystical cultural accompaniment are real individual, community and societal practices and beliefs in the study area. They are seen as psychological aids for combatants and as groups for cohesion and the promotion of values for the entire community.

Source: Open Journal of Social Sciences

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2025.136036

Author: Patrice Kouraogo

Institution: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique

Language: English

Topic: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411792871