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oapen-20.500.12657-331322022-04-26T12:25:05Z Talking it Through: Responses to Sorcery and Witchcraft Beliefs and Practices in Melanesia Forsyth, Miranda Eves, Richard development witchcraft melanesia interventions sorcery Maleficium (sorcery) Papua New Guinea bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania & other land areas::1MK Oceania::1MKL 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 further very visible problem is the attacks on men and women who are accused of being practitioners of witchcraft or sorcery, which can lead to serious bodily harm, banishment and sometimes death. Today, many communities, individuals, church organisations and policymakers in Melanesia and internationally are exploring ways to overcome the negative social outcomes associated with witchcraft and sorcery practices and beliefs. This book brings together a collection of chapters written by a diverse range of authors, both Melanesian and non-Melanesian, providing crucial insights both into how these practices and beliefs are playing out in contemporary Melanesia, and also the types of interventions that are being trialled or debated to address the problems associated with them. 2015-07-13 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:34:00Z 2020-04-01T14:34:00Z 2015 book 569113 OCN: 945782980 9781925021561 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33132 eng application/pdf n/a 569113.pdf http://press.anu.edu.au?p=316611 ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_569113 10.26530/OAPEN_569113 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781925021561 open access
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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 further very visible problem is the attacks on men and women who are accused of being practitioners of witchcraft or sorcery, which can lead to serious bodily harm, banishment and sometimes death. Today, many communities, individuals, church organisations and policymakers in Melanesia and internationally are exploring ways to overcome the negative social outcomes associated with witchcraft and sorcery practices and beliefs. This book brings together a collection of chapters written by a diverse range of authors, both Melanesian and non-Melanesian, providing crucial insights both into how these practices and beliefs are playing out in contemporary Melanesia, and also the types of interventions that are being trialled or debated to address the problems associated with them.
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