Tag: animism
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Sorcery and Animism in a South PacificMelanesian Context
We had just finished our weekly shopping in a major grocery store inthe city of Lae, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The young female clerk at thecheckout had scanned all our items but for some reason the EFTPOS machine would not accept payment from my bank’s debit card. After repeatedly swiping my card, she jokingly quipped…