The Yagwoia people, who live in the remote Angan region of Papua New Guinea, on the sparsely populated, forested fringes of the highlands, are notable among their neighbours for their staunch adherence to their traditional beliefs and their refusal to engage in the politics of witch-hunting. Waves of missionaries have come and gone since the 1950s, but the Yagwoia have retained their...
Of Humans, Pigs and Souls: An Essay on the Yagwoia ‘Womba’ Complex by Jadran Mimica. Fire on the Island: Fear, Hope and a Christian Revival in Vanuatu by Tom Bratrud. The Yagwoia people, who live in the remote Angan region of Papua New Guinea, on the sparsely populated, forested fringes of the highlands, are notable among their neighbours for their staunch adherence to their traditional beliefs and their refusal to engage in the politics of witch-hunting. Waves of missionaries have come and gone since the 1950s, but the Yagwoia have retained their cosmology.
