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Introduction While Western influences are noticeable in Papua New Guinea among the Gebusi such as conversion to Christianity , introduction of Christian norms and values into the day to day life of the contemporary society ,embrace of the cash money economy , schooling (formal schooling ) and other activities like the disco , the Gebusi , nevertheless , resisted some western influence by clinging tight to their traditionally established cultural practices such as spirit syances and witch-hunting . These form an essential part of the characteristics and features of these people who are found in the Pacific Melanesia .Characteristics of the Traditional Gebusi Society : Political and Social Order The Gebusi comprises of around 25 clans which are in turn composed of members that are either directly or indirectly related to each other .The Gebusi political leadership and social order is enormously dispersed (decentralized . The leadership has no secular positions like recognized headmen , war leaders , or senior elders . Bruce Knauft (2009 ) notes that adult men among the Gebusi are not competitive as well as democratic and egalitarian . He adds that the men are rather diffident as opposed to being boastful and therefore general consensus is the method mainly used in arriving at decisions . The society is made of small communities or settlements which act as effective political units especially during occasions of feasts and fighting events . There are diverse clan affiliations among these communities which are well recognized .In the social order spectrum , an adult male status to a Gebusi man is conferred through single-stage initiation and consequent…


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