Exchanging the Past: A Rainforest World of Before and After

by Bruce M. Knauft

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Twenty years ago, the Gebusi of the lowland Papua New Guinea rainforest had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Bruce M. Knauft found then that the killings stemmed from violent scapegoating of suspected sorcerers. But by the time he returned in 1998, homicide rates had plummeted, and Gebusi had largely disavowed vengeance against sorcerers in favor of modern schools, discos, markets, and Christianity.

In this book, Knauft explores...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226446352

ISBN13:9780226446356

Release Date:August 2002

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:303 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Anthropology Cultural Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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