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Sorcery and succession in Wogeo

Oceania23 (2) • Published In 1952 • Pages: 133-136

By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.

Abstract
This brief article resulted from a visit made in 1948, and in part consists of information relayed to the author by the local Catholic missionary in a letter afterward. It continues the story begun in an earlier study of the conflicts which arise in determining a successor to the clan headman with an account of how sorcery (or at least the belief in sorcery) entered the picture. The author maintains that of the three types of sorcery–mild, severe, and deadly–the third is never used and does not exist, though it supposedly enters into the succession crisis.
Subjects
Sorcery
Ingroup antagonisms
culture
Wogeo
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Robert Lee ; 1959
Field Date
1934, 1948
Coverage Date
1934-1949
Coverage Place
Vokeo Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Notes
By H. Ian Hogbin
LCCN
38017490
LCSH
Vokeo Island (Papua New Guinea)