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Sorcery and administration

Oceania6 (1) • Published In 1935 • Pages: 1-32 , plates

By: Hogbin, Herbert Ian.

Abstract
This article covers the various types of sorcery practiced by the Wogeo and in the Solomon Islands. Also discussed are European-made laws regarding such sorcery, the views of missionized natives, and the futility of trying to change the native attitudes with administrative measures.
Subjects
Comparative evidence
Offenses against life
Sorcery
Magical and mental therapy
culture
Wogeo
HRAF PubDate
2014
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
James R. Leary ; 1959
Field Date
1933, 1934
Coverage Date
1933-1934
Coverage Place
Vokeo Island, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands
Notes
By H. Ian Hogbin
LCCN
38017490
LCSH
Vokeo Island (Papua New Guinea)