What type of marriage is characteristic of the Gebusi?

Gebusi marriage is based on “person for person” exchange. If a woman is not reciprocated, sorcery will take control and take the life of someone else. “Gebusi gender, sex, and spirituality differ greatly from Western customs; they push our envelope of understanding” (page 79).

When Bruce knauft returned to the Gebusi in 1998 he found that?

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.

What do the Gebusi eat?

Starchy bananas
Leaves of a mature banana plant. Starchy bananas or plantains are the traditional daily food staple in the Gebusi diet.

What happened to the Nomad airstrip when Bruce visited the Gebusi in 2008?

The airstrip had closed and deteriorated and incoming planes could barely land. Flight from Atlanta to LA, to Australia, to Papua New Guinea, then to Kiunga, to Nomad Station.

What is sister exchange marriage that the Gebusi practice?

Marriage. Marriage is ideally sister exchange; same-generation exchange of women between clans constitutes 52 percent of first marriages. A countervailing ideal of nonreciprocated romantic marriage is also strong.

Where are the Gebusi people located?

New Guinea
Gebusi live near the northern edge of New Guinea’s large south central lowland rain forest at approximately 6°17-22′ S and 142°118-125′ E. They are bordered on the north by the Hamam River, on the northwest by the Nomad River and the Nomad government station, and on the south by the Rentoul River.

What did the Gebusi live in?

Gebusi live near the northern edge of New Guinea’s large south central lowland rain forest at approximately 6°17-22′ S and 142°118-125′ E. They are bordered on the north by the Hamam River, on the northwest by the Nomad River and the Nomad government station, and on the south by the Rentoul River.

Where are the Gebusi located?

What is sorcery inquest?

– Gebusi sorcery is a form of scapegoating with male spirit mediums directing the inquest. – After an inquest, social relations are reestablished between the families involve. Sickness, death, sorcery, and marriage often link in a cycle of reciprocity over time.