Religious Beliefs and Practices at Irelya, New Guinea, as Reported by Natives

Authors

Willard Bruce, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

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