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The Gendered Politics of Witchcraft and Sorcery Accusations among the Maisin of Papua New Guinea

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2015

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Hermkens, Anna-Karina

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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

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This article investigates yafuni (‘witchcraft’ or female sorcery) accusations among the Maisin people living in Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. It takes as its primary case a public meeting at which two women were accused of killing a

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56066

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Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, The

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10.1080/14442213.2014.986191

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2037-12-31

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