Concordia Theological Monthly
Publication Date
11-1-1950
Document Type
Article
Keywords
evil spirits, natives, new guinea, irelya, yaka's
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Among the world's islands New Guinea is second in size only to Greenland. With 312,000 square miles, it is roughly equal to the combined areas of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. In two features of its physical geography it is unique. No other of the larger islands has such a great proportion of mountainous country; and no area of like size anywhere else in the world has such high rainfalls. No one knows how many people inhabit New Guinea, but the Australian Commonwealth Office of Education estimates that in the eastern half alone there are at least 1,050,000 natives
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Bruce, Willard
(1950)
"Religious Beliefs and Practices at Irelya, New Guinea, as Reported by Natives,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 73.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/73
