Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay by Anton Lutz In my previous blog post, The Sanguma Story, we took a first look at one of the most interesting SARV words – sanguma. We learned that the word sanguma comes from the Monumbo word /tsangumo/ and that this word’s original meaning had to do with physical […]
by Anton Lutz I find it very hard to talk about Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV).. Maybe you do too. It is hard enough to think about it, but it is even harder to talk and write about it. Why is this? It comes down to three reasons: We see the world very differently. We […]
by Anton Lutz Words matter In the last blog post, we spoke briefly about how the way we use our words matters a great deal when it comes to understanding and communicating about Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV). Unless we know what our words mean, we can easily misunderstand one another. Today we will take […]
by Anton Lutz This is the first blog in a series where our guest blogger for the coming weeks, Anton Lutz, will discuss with you his thoughts about the problem of Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV) in PNG and what can be done to overcome it. Please keep returning to our site for more blog […]
