The Power of Intentions: Thinking about "Kewa Ethics"

Is there, among the Kewa of Papua New Guinea, a domain which corresponds to what western cultures call "ethics"? The key to comparative study is found in the Kewa notion of "kone" which may, according to the context, be translated as "will," "desire," "me...

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Main Author: MacDonald, Mary N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1992
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1992, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 331-351
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