Talking it through : responses to sorcery and witchcraft beliefs and practices in Melanesia

Talking it through responses to sorcery and witchcraft beliefs and practices in Melanesia

Sorcery and witchcraft practices and beliefs are pervasive across Melanesia. They are in part created by, and give rise to, a wide variety of poor social and developmental outcomes. These include uneven economic development, low public health, lack of social cohesion, crime, fear and insecurity. A f...

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Other Authors: Forsyth, Miranda (auth), Forsyth, Miranda, editor (editor), Eves, Richard, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra, Australia : ANU Press 2015
[2015].
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Witchcraft > Melanesia.
Witchcraft > Papua New Guinea.
Melanesia > Social life and customs.
Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs.
development
witchcraft
melanesia
interventions
sorcery
Maleficium (sorcery)
Papua New Guinea
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423587606719

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