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Cross-cultural exploration of the practice of headhunting in various tribal societies in insular Southeast Asia and in South Melanesia, as described by ethnographers since the nineteenth century. Various motives for this practice, as well as beliefs and rituals attached to it nd the gende role involved, are discussed. With data from fieldwork among the inhabitants of Minahasa in northern Sulawesi.
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Headhunting Ritual Beliefs Cross-cultural study Ethnography Minahasa
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Universidade da Beira Interior