Talking it Through: Responses to Sorcery and Witchcraft Beliefs and Practices in

Description: Talking it Through by Miranda Forsyth, Richard Eves 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. Table of Contents Foreword: Sorcery- and Witchcraft-Related Killings in Papua New GuineaThe Problems and Victims of Sorcery and Witchcraft Practices and Beliefs in Melanesia: An IntroductionPart 1: Social, Economic and Cultural Dimensions to the Belief in Witchcraft and SorceryThe Spread of Sorcery Killing and its Social ImplicationsSorcery, Christianity and the Decline of Medical ServicesWitchcraft, Sorcery, Violence: Matrilineal and Decolonial ReflectionsSorcery and Witchcraft as a Negative Force on Economic and Social Development in Solomon IslandsHuli Customary Beliefs and Tribal Laws about Witches and Witch SpiritsTalking Sanguma: The Social Process of Discernment of Evil in Two Sepik SocietiesThe Haus Man Cleansing at Nahu RawaThe Land Will Eat You: Land and Sorcery in North Efate, VanuatuSorcery, Poison and Politics: Strategies of Self-Positioning in South Malekula, VanuatuPart 2: Legal Dimensions to the Belief in Witchcraft and SorceryThe Courts, the Churches, the Witches and their KillersThe Western Legal Response to Sorcery in Colonial Papua New GuineaA Pluralist Response to the Regulation of Sorcery and Witchcraft in MelanesiaSorcery- and Witchcraft-Related Killings in Papua New Guinea: The Criminal Justice System ResponseSorcery Violence in Bougainville Through the Lens of Human Rights Law: A Critical ViewThe Belief in Sorcery in Solomon IslandsPart 3: Positive Directions in Overcoming ViolenceKumo Koimbo: Accounts and Responses to Witchcraft in Gor, Simbu ProvincePractical Church Interventions on Sorcery and Witchcraft Violence in the Papua New Guinea Highlands Details ISBN1925021564 Author Richard Eves Pages 344 Publisher ANU Press Year 2015 ISBN-10 1925021564 ISBN-13 9781925021561 Format Paperback Publication Date 2015-05-01 Imprint ANU Press Subtitle Responses to Sorcery and Witchcraft Beliefs and Practices in Melanesia Place of Publication Canberra Country of Publication Australia Short Title Talking It Through Language English Series Pacific Series AU Release Date 2015-05-01 NZ Release Date 2015-05-01 Alternative 9781925021578 Illustrations 1 Bibliography Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141818040;

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