The Mae Enga

Mae Enga For centuries, Naga people in Papua New Guinea have adapted to specific cultural characteristics in response to various environmental and social changes. Some aspects of Emga's life showing the most cultural adaptation to the surrounding ecosystem are their horticultural practices, tribal war system and clan organization. Through these adjustments, Anga gained ways to regulate the population, reduce risk, control, manage the resources of the community, and regulate the environment through rituals.

One of the main focus of the people of Mae Enga is their belief in charm. Mei believes that each fetus is motivated by the spirit offered by his father and has a personality within four months after conception. When you die, the soul turns your body into a ghost. Only people can become active ghosts. However, some creatures also have a personal spirit. These include pigs, dogs, herbivores and posms - all of which have social, ritual or economic implications in culture. Ghosts have the ability to perceive human thinking and have positive and negative effects on their activities. They think that ghosts are primarily malignant (they are by no means good). But they can be kind. Most injuries, illnesses, and deaths are caused by ghosts. They used various ritual techniques to cast them out

The Communities of Meega and other Melanesian countries believe in words called Mana. It is power, influence, or excellence. It is not material, it is somewhat supernatural, it appears in physical power. Mana works with water, stones and bones. Codrington emphasizes that mana is "an invisible medium or power, or a substance that you are trying to gain in order to experience the Melanesian rich life." Roger Keesing has a different view of mana. In other words, mana thinks like verbs and quality. Finally Wayne Die said "Mana is power."

The main Pacific society in which we are studying in class is Maega living in the highlands of West Papua New Guinea. Over the centuries Naga has adapted to specific cultural features in response to various changes in the environment and society. Some aspects of Emga's life show that the most culturally adaptable to the surrounding ecosystems is their gardening practices, ceremonial systems, and the lives of their beliefs. Through these adaptations, Anga got ways to adjust the population, manage the resources of the community, and adjust the environment through their rituals.