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Witchcraft among the Tapanahoni Djukabook chapter 1979 • Wetering, Wilhelmina van
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This article is excerpted from a larger work by Wetering, 'The Dynamics of Witchcraft Accusations in Tapanahoni Djuka Society.' According to Wetering, witchcraft accusations involve not only t...A Demon in every transistorarticle 1992 • Wetering, Wilhelmina van
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
In this article, Wetering examines new forms of demon possession among the Ndyuka and relates it to the changing social relations wrought by the state and market economy. The BAKUU, or demons,...Culture summaryessay 1999 • Wetering, Wilhelmina van & Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E.
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a culture summary of the Ndyuka....The Great Father and the DangerBook 1991 • Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E. & Wetering, Wilhelmina van
Ndyuka • South America > Amazon and Orinoco
This is a fascinating account of High God cults and associated religious movements among the Ndyuka from the later half of the nineteenth century to the late 1980s. Ndyuka religion is organize...