03105oam 2200649 450 991013151310332120230621140735.01925021572(CKB)3710000000443536(EBL)3543962(OCoLC)904979217(SSID)ssj0001562740(PQKBManifestationID)16215050(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001562740(PQKBWorkID)14816192(PQKB)10578832(MiAaPQ)EBC3543962(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32811(EXLCZ)99371000000044353620151113h20152015 uy 0engurbn#---uu|||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTalking it through responses to sorcery and witchcraft beliefs and practices in Melanesia /edited by Miranda Forsyth and Richard EvesANU Press2015Canberra, Australia :Australian National University Press,[2015].©20151 online resource (334 pages)illustrations, charts1925021564 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.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.WitchcraftMelanesiaWitchcraftPapua New GuineaMelanesiaSocial life and customsPapua New GuineaSocial life and customsdevelopmentwitchcraftmelanesiainterventionssorceryMaleficium (sorcery)Papua New GuineaWitchcraftWitchcraft133.43Forsyth Mirandaauth801610Forsyth MirandaEves RichardMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQUkMaJRU9910131513103321Talking it through3389432UNINA