Of Humans, Pigs, and Souls An Essay on the Yagwoia Womba Complex

Of Humans, Pigs, and Souls An Essay on the Yagwoia Womba Complex

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For the Yagwoia-Angan people of Papua New Guinea womba is a malignant power with the potential to afflict any soul with cravings for pig meat and human flesh. Drawing on long-term research among the Yagwoia, and in an analysis informed by phenomenology and psychoanalysis, Jadran Mimica explores the ...

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Main Author: Mimica, Jadran (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: HAU Books 2020
Subjects:
Folklore, myths & legends
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Social Science
Folklore & Mythology
Anthropology
Cultural & Social
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