Besides animism-and sometimes coexisting with it in the same society-there is a view of the supernatural as a domain of raw impersonal power, or force, that people can control under certain conditions. This conception of the supernatural is particularly prominent in Melanesia. Melanesians refer to this force as?

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Lucille Vaughn

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12 January, 08:33

Besides animism-and sometimes coexisting with it in the same society-there is a view of the supernatural as a domain of raw impersonal power, or force, that people can control under certain conditions. This conception of the supernatural is particularly prominent in Melanesia. Melanesians refer to this force as?

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Robert Jacobson · Answer 1

They refer to the force as mana.

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Melanesians believed that spirits, persons or object possessed a special power that they could control. This power is called mana, which is a supernatural force or power, which impresses whoever observes with awe or reverence at the object he is watching. This power is individualized in spirits, persons or objects, which imprints on these a sense of wonder which is called mana.