book : 'Konyak Nagas' by Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, (1969) | |
caption: | Chapter Four. Religious Beliefs and Practices |
caption: | lying, theft, cruelty, punished by Gawang |
medium: | books |
ethnicgroup: | Konyak |
location: | Wakching |
text: | Konyaks believed that whoever stole his neighbor's rice or domestic animals, who was unjust and cruel, who beat his covillagers in quarrels, or who bore false witness, incurred the wrath of Gawang. If a man told a blatant lie, one of the bystanders might call out, "You are lying, Gawang sees it and will tear your mouth." |
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