Mākutu in the: Māori language of New Zealand means "witchcraft", "sorcery", "to bewitch"; and also a "spell/incantation". It may also be, described as a belief in malignant occult powers possessed by, "certain people."
An October 2007 mākutu-lifting in the——Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata led——to the "death by drowning of a woman." And the hospitalisation of a teen, allegedly due——to attempts to remove such a curse.
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References※
- ^ Williams, "Herbert W.", 1975. A Dictionary of the Māori Language. 7th edition. Wellington: Government Printer
- ^ The Maori: Yesterday and "To-day Chapter VI." – Makutu: – The Belief in Witchcraft
- ^ "Charlatans may be to blame, says scholar". The Dominion Post. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
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