The Gebusi Tribe
The Gebusi
In the rugged and tropical island of Papua New Guinea, lived an extraordinary group of people called, The Gebusi. In the 1980’s, The Gebusi tribe was anything but modern and acculturated. The Gebusi had their own individual and unique rituals and traditions that they practiced and followed. The Gebusi tribe participated in ritual homosexuality, sorcery and/or witchcraft was highly regarded and practiced, and they participated in preferential sister-exchange marriages. By 1998-99, The Gebusi tribe had established a new way of life. The Gebusi had become acclimated with new cultural beliefs that changed their lives forever.
In the 1980’s kogwayay best described the core of the Gebusi culture. Kogwayay is divided into three …show more content…
Sorcery and witchcraft were no longer the main focus of dying, death, and cheating spouses, Christianity was. The Gebusi now believed in a fierce God of fire and brimstone who threatened hell and demanded compliance. There are three distinct religious practices followed by the Gebusi; Catholicism, Protestantism and Seventh Day Adventism. Each Gebusi male is allowed to choose which religion he would like to follow, and the males respect each other’s decision. The wives of the men are typically the same religion as their husbands. The Gebusi have embraced individuality over the last ten plus years and they are okay with it. They have traded a world of seclusion for a world of modern intrigue.
According to John Bodley’s research, the Gebusi’s modernization has actually changed their lives for the worst. By becoming more modernized, the Gebusi have increased their chances to succumb to our degenerative diseases. The Gebusi’s risk of suicide, murder, alcoholism and delinquency has increased because of the loss of their core beliefs. The Gebusi have given up on their kogwayay, which increases their chances of becoming discriminated against and exploited by our dominate society. Our industrialized society has impacted the Gebusi clan more negatively than
In the rugged and tropical island of Papua New Guinea, lived an extraordinary group of people called, The Gebusi. In the 1980’s, The Gebusi tribe was anything but modern and acculturated. The Gebusi had their own individual and unique rituals and traditions that they practiced and followed. The Gebusi tribe participated in ritual homosexuality, sorcery and/or witchcraft was highly regarded and practiced, and they participated in preferential sister-exchange marriages. By 1998-99, The Gebusi tribe had established a new way of life. The Gebusi had become acclimated with new cultural beliefs that changed their lives forever.
In the 1980’s kogwayay best described the core of the Gebusi culture. Kogwayay is divided into three …show more content…
Sorcery and witchcraft were no longer the main focus of dying, death, and cheating spouses, Christianity was. The Gebusi now believed in a fierce God of fire and brimstone who threatened hell and demanded compliance. There are three distinct religious practices followed by the Gebusi; Catholicism, Protestantism and Seventh Day Adventism. Each Gebusi male is allowed to choose which religion he would like to follow, and the males respect each other’s decision. The wives of the men are typically the same religion as their husbands. The Gebusi have embraced individuality over the last ten plus years and they are okay with it. They have traded a world of seclusion for a world of modern intrigue.
According to John Bodley’s research, the Gebusi’s modernization has actually changed their lives for the worst. By becoming more modernized, the Gebusi have increased their chances to succumb to our degenerative diseases. The Gebusi’s risk of suicide, murder, alcoholism and delinquency has increased because of the loss of their core beliefs. The Gebusi have given up on their kogwayay, which increases their chances of becoming discriminated against and exploited by our dominate society. Our industrialized society has impacted the Gebusi clan more negatively than