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Death, Witchcraft and the Spirit World in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea Death, Witchcraft and the Spirit World in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea by Neville Bartle
ISBN 9980-65-003-6. 364 pages. K40.00.
Death, Witchcraft and the Spirit World in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea explores the spiritual beliefs and practices of three highlands cultures in Papua New Guinea. It provides a history of Melanesian spiritual and cultural beliefs, and analyses PNG interpretations of missionary messages. It also describes contemporary situations involving sanguma – an issue which has a big impact on life (and death) in PNG at the moment.
This is an exciting volume. It is the first book to outline the issue of sanguma that is affecting so many PNG communities today. But it goes further than a standard anthropology: it offers a Christian response to the problems of sanguma.
Classification: non-fiction; PNG culture and ethnography (Highlands); PNG customs and beliefs; theology – Melanesian.
For a review copy, please email the Editor, at: mi_books@online.net.pg
The Melanesian Institute has been publishing in the area of Melanesian culture for over thirty years. POINT is a serial publication produced annually by the Melanesian Institute. The series is devoted to current issues in Melanesia; each volume focuses on a specific topic.
Further information is available online at: http://www.mi.org.pg.
For ordering or further information,
email Publications at: mi_books@online.net.pg, or post to Melanesian Institute, PO Box 571, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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