Talking it Through by Miranda Forsyth
Sorcery and witchcraft practices and beliefs are pervasive across Melanesia. They are in part created by, and give rise to, a wide variety of poor social and developmental outcomes. These include uneven economic development, low public health, lack of social cohesion, crime, fear and insecurity. A further very visible problem is the attacks on men and women who are accused of being practitioners of witchcraft or sorcery, which can lead to serious bodily harm, banishment and sometimes death. Today, many communities, individuals, church organisations and policymakers in Melanesia and internationally are exploring ways to overcome the negative social outcomes associated with witchcraft and sorcery practices and beliefs. This book brings together a collection of chapters written by a diverse range of authors, both Melanesian and non-Melanesian, providing crucial insights both into how these practices and beliefs are playing out in contemporary Melanesia, and also the types of interventions that are being trialled or debated to address the problems associated with them.-
The China Alternative
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Papua New Guinea
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Grappling with the Bomb
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Suva Stories
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Capital Punishment, Clemency and Colonialism in Papua New Guinea, 1954–65
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Mandates and Missteps
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Return to Volcano Town
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Preparing a Nation?
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Islands of Hope
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The Chinese in Papua New Guinea
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Uneven Connections
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Unsung Land, Aspiring Nation
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Tulagi
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Struggle, Reform, Boom and Bust
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Youth in Fiji and Solomon Islands
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Levelling Wind
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Contested Terrain
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The Bounty from the Beach
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A Doctor Across Borders
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The Promise of Prosperity
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Transformations of Gender in Melanesia
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Sinuous Objects
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The Moral Economy of Mobile Phones
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The Rahui
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The People Have Spoken
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The New Pacific Diplomacy
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Ma`afu, prince of Tonga, chief of Fiji
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Making Mala
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The Federated States of Micronesia's Engagement with the Outside World
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Pacific Youth
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Framing the Islands
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Honiara
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Unequal Lives
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Transforming Hawai'i
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Mobilities of Return
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Roars from the Mountain
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Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Asia and the Pacific
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Australian Travellers in the South Seas
Miranda Forsyth is a Fellow at SSGM in the College of Asia and Pacific at ANU. In February 2011 she commenced a three year ARC Discovery funded project to investigate the impact of intellectual property laws on development in Pacific Island countries. Prior to coming to the ANU, she was a senior lecturer in criminal law at the law school of the University of the South Pacific, based in Port Vila, Vanuatu for eight years. Susan Faran studied law in the mixed jurisdiction of South Africa before post-graduate studies in South Africa and at Cambridge. She is Professor of Laws at Northumbria Law School, Adjunct Professor University of the South Pacific and Associate Centre for Pacific Studies, St Andrews University.She has held posts at the University of KwaZulu Natal (Pietermaritizburg), the University of the West of England, the University of the South Pacific and at the University of Dundee, as well as teaching at universities in France and Malaysia .
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| ISBN 13 | 9781925021561 |
| ISBN 10 | 1925021564 |
| Title | Talking it Through |
| Author | Miranda Forsyth |
| Series | Pacific Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | ANU Press |
| Year published | 2015-05-01 |
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