Re:Witch Burnings in Papua New Guinea
by anotherevan on Saturday October 31, 2015 @07:20PM
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The photo caption doesn't have the full context of that statement. Read the paragraph below.
As such, more than 96 percent of Papua New Guineans identify as Christian. Yet theirs is a fluid, syncretic Christianity, not unlike the Christianity of the Middle Ages, one that has been grafted onto a long-established cosmology rife with demons, witches and relics imbued with power.
EDIT: Reading your follow up comments, I agree the "Thanks" bit means "Due to" not actual thankfulness in this context.
As such, more than 96 percent of Papua New Guineans identify as Christian. Yet theirs is a fluid, syncretic Christianity, not unlike the Christianity of the Middle Ages, one that has been grafted onto a long-established cosmology rife with demons, witches and relics imbued with power.
EDIT: Reading your follow up comments, I agree the "Thanks" bit means "Due to" not actual thankfulness in this context.