Exchanging the Past: A Rainforest World of Before and After

by Bruce M. Knauft

Book Overview

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"