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Abstract/Sommario: Witchcraft and sorcery had, and continue to have, an impact on belief systems and values in many Melanesian societies: in most cases practices of sorcery are passed from father to son, or to the next best male (close kin). The article dwells of three sorcers of Yapariningan Village, of Wantoat people in Morobe Province. The author had direct information about these cases. His conclusion is that the trend will continue for some time, until many of the children are educated or move out t ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Abstract/Sommario: L'articolo tratta della legge che conferisce autonomia alla provincia occidentale della Papua (Irian Jaya) e riporta un estratto dei principali paragrafi. On 22 October 2001 the Indonesian Parliament ratified the Law No 21/2001 on Special Autonomy for the Papua Province; Important Events leading to the Drafting of the Special Autonomy Law; The Drafting of the special Autonomy Law; The Parliament Debate and the Text of the Special Autonomy Law; Will the Special Autonomy Law Work?; Reac ...; [Leggi tutto...]