Sorcery, witchcraft and Christianity in Melanesia / Franco Zocca and Jack Urame
- Bib ID:
- 4657584
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Zocca, Franco
- Description:
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- Goroka, Papua New Guinea : Melanesian Institute, c2008
- 188 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9789980650115
- 9980650117
- Series:
- Melanesian mission studies ; no. 5.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword
- pt. 1. Sorcery, witchcraft and Christianity worldwide and in Melanesia
- ch. 1. The phenomenon of sorcery and witchcraft worldwide
- ch. 2. The attitude of Christianity towards sorcery and witchcraft
- ch. 3. Sorcery and witchcraft in Melanesia and the State's reaction towards them
- ch. 4. Relevance of the academic explanations of sorcery and witchcraft in Melanesia
- ch. 5. Christian attitudes towards sorcery and witchcraft in Melanesia
- ch. 6. Critique of the church leaders' approaches to sorcery and witchcraft in Melanesia and alternative suggestions
- Conclusion
- pt. 2. Media reports and public opinion
- pt. 3. Annotated bibliography
- pt. 4. Appendix.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographic references.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2008
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