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Willi Muller is back from China and works at the Pro- Personnel ofthe Anthropos Institute paganda Fide in Rome, responsible for Chinese and Mongolian issues . His Chinese visa has not been Mario I. Aguilar was named by the last General renewed due to ideological divergence. Assembly of the Institute associate member of the Anthropos Institute. He is Head of Department of Karl Muller suffers from renal insufficiency. This Social Anthropology at the University of St. Andrews, evokes some other troubles like balance disturbances Scotland, and did his anthropological studies at the etc. Since half a year, he lives in St. Augustin's infir- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of mary. London (PhD 1994). He is married with Laurel Birch de Aguilar, whose PhD-thesis "Inscribing the Masks" Jacek J. Pawlik spent four months in Togo (Dec. 96 - appeared in the Studia Instituti Anthropos, No 47. Apr. 97) in order to do fieldwork among the Bassar. His research subjects were "Twins, Spirits of the Andrzej Bronk was appointed Professor (Chair) of Water, and Dwarfs of the Bush." Theory of Science at the Catholic University ofLublin. Arulsamy Lourdu Rayappan and Ivan Nelson In December 1996, he received the Price of Rector Lobo, our two ATP-Students from India, finished the from the same University. ATP in June 1997 and returned to India. After one year of language learning, they began the special program Stephen Fuchs received the order "Osterreichisches in the Institute in September 96: practical editorial Ehrenkreuz fur Wissenschaft and Kunst I. Klasse" work supervised by the department editors and theo- from the Austrian Government at March 26, 1998. retical units in , religious stud- This decoration recognises his fifty year long dedica- ies, and context-oriented . We hope that their tion to research among the tribes of India. sojourn at the Institute left some effective impressions.

CEEBA, Bandundu, in Hermann Hochegger left Activities ofthe Institute 1995, and has been transferred to St. Gabriel's, Aus- tria, due to health problems. Nevertheless, he contin- Anthropos 92.1997 has a total of 705 pages. It ues the work on his former CEEBAresearches . includes 24 main articles [368 pages], 11 short articles [66 pp.], and 129 detailed book reviews [177 pp.]. 127 Ennio Mantovani has been transferred to authors contributed to the volume. 13 of them are mis- St. Augustin's. He joined the staff of the Missiological sionaries or SVDs and 69 live outside Germany. 14 Institute and collaborates with the Anthropos Institute. articles [190 pp . of 434] fit into anthropology of reli- During this European summertime, he gives lectures in gion andreligious studies respectively. 20 articles are the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Last summer, published in English, 9 in German, 5 in French, and 1 he also lectured in PNG and at Dorish Maru College, in Spanish; 51 reviews in English, 68 in German, 7 in Australia. French, and 4in Spanish. Anthropology & Mission N° 15 appeared in July Without doubt, the seminar achieved what it set out to 1997 . It presents 15 new books and 9 articles. A&M do: besides examining the current situation in Central N° 16 was despatched in January 1998 and presents and Eastern Europe and facing up today's challenges, 18 new books and 10 articles. A&M had a good it indicated reference-points and orientations for the response, i.e. 34 requests for books and articles dur- process ofreforming the democratic fabric ofCentral ing 1997. An increasing number of demands comes and Eastern Europe by re-founding a culture which also from non-SVD readers. safeguards true democracy. It gives a clearer defini- tion to the role Christians have in building young Gift Subscriptions. In 1997 the Institute received 42 democratic societies in Central and Eastern Europe in gift subscriptions for Anthropos. We offer these to order to permeate that part of the world with the true seminaries and ethnological institutions outside West- values ofthe Gospel. ern Europe and North America. Since 1994, the Insti- tute participates with 5 subscriptions in the "East & Consultation on future developments of the Anthro- Central Europe Journal Donation Project" of the New pos Institute had a feedback of 16 responses . That are, School for Social Research in NewYork. subtracting the elderpersonnel, more than 50% of par- ticipation. At least, a sign that the Institute does not The Library. In 1996, the Institute acquired 1156 new consist only of the editorial staff. The result will be titles. The inventory ofthe Library executed during the sent to all members as soon as possible. months ofFebruary and March 1997 resulted in the fol- lowing stock (December 31, 1996) : Books 68.761, Reviews 21 .516 (totalling 90.277 volumes). The num- The Other Institutes ber of missing books was about 50. The library sub- scribed to 2 new periodicals (Eco Andino, Oruro, The Institute of Indian Culture (IIC), Bombay, Bolivia, and Social Analysis, Adelaide, Australia). The received the recognition as a postgraduate research number of subscribed periodicals is at present 307 . centre in anthropology and sociology from February 13, 1997 by the (Bombay). Internet. The Institute's English homepage is avail- Admissions for the degrees of MA (by research) and able at http://www.raps.com/anthropos , the homepage PhD in Sociology and Anthropology have commenced in German at steyler.de. The E-Mail address is: anthro- from July 1997. As research guides have been recog- pos @t-online .de. nised Prof. Ferreira, Prof. Bopegamage, E Kanjamala, and Ms Leela D' Souza. International Conferences. Jacek Pawlik of the Insti- tute attended the Conference "Nova Evanjelizacia" at AFestschrift in honour ofFr Stephen Fuchs, a pioneer Bratislava (15-17 Sept. 1997) and took an active part in in "Sociology of the " (Untouchables) in India the International Colloquium "Cultural Policy, was edited by S . M. Michael. On September 8, 1997, Democracy, and Christian Values in Central and East- an interdisciplinary workshop on "Dalits in Maha- ern Europe . The Current Situation, Challenges, and rashtra: Challenges Ahead" was held at the Institute. Orientations" (November 09-13, 1997 in Cadenabbia) 12 Intellectuals from Neo-Buddhists, Mantangs, Char- organized bythe Pontifical Council of Culture (Rome). makars, and Christians participated in the delibera- In his paper on multiculturality, he emphasized on the tions that tried to guide the future course of action of need to be committed to being open to all cultures and the Movement. living alongside other nationalities. "It is inconceiv- able that the nation-state should be an ideal model, in Apilot project on the effect of an ethnomedical formu- Western Europe any more than in Central and Eastern lation on Kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis), sponsored Europe. The reality facing every state in Europe in by the Catholic Health Association of India and run by future seems to be a multicultural society. The problem the staff of the Institute, in collaboration with medical of the encounter with foreign cultures must be solved experts and other voluntary agencies in the affected on a political level sooner or later. It is impossible to areas, has been successfully concluded. This was the separate culture from religion when one meets a for- first time in India that a herbo-mineral formulation has eigner. The dialogue between religions takes place been shown to be effective on Kala-azar. A monograph against the broader horizon of cultures." on Kala-azar is expected to be published soon. The Melanesian Institute, Goroka started in 1997 with TICCS, Tamale has been obliged to shut down for a six new people of staff. SVD-members are the directorFr six month period from January to July, 1997 due to Nick de Groot SVD (Australian) and Fr Franco Zocca new staff members who (inclusively the Director) had (Italian) . The research project "Young Melanesians: to learn the local language Dagbanli. Alternatives forthe Future" has reached the stage where the firstfindings, some preliminary analysis, and all the The Pew Charitable Trusts-funded research project on basic data have been published in POINT 21. The com- "Popular Catholicism in Dagbon," lasting over three ing research project will be on "Land." This has wide years, has been completed. Vincent Boi-Nai, the pro- implications and is of great concern to the churches and ject leader, has been appointed General Councilor in to the state in running and planning of social and com- Rome and left Ghana in March, 1998 . The result will mercial development. As a very extended issue, the Insti- appear as a chapter in Amaladoss/Bamat: Popular tute will first focus on "Church and Land issues." Catholicism in the Emerging Global Church. Mary- knoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books. Fr Franco Zocca's work with Irian Jayan refugees is providing information of a particular socio-economic from May issue which he will continue to report on from his per- Two seminaries about witchcraft were held 26-29 and from December 8-11, 1997 . The Second spective as a pastor and sociologist. He has also shown SVD Missiological/Anthropological Consultation was special interestin monitoring the development ofNew Religious Movements within and outside the main held from December 1-7,1997. The topic was "Doing churches of PNG. Inculturation in Africa." A gathering of 23 missiolo- gists, anthropologists, and linguists from 10 African and beyond participated in the consultation Two major courses of cultural orientation run from countries talking about January 4-18 and August 2-30, 1997, with 25 and 18 about doing inculturation rather than just participants respectively from 11 different countries it. and 3 Christian denominations. Franco Zocca was the main organiser and lecturer. The Members Report The publication department has been very activ last year: 3 issues of UMBEN, 2 issues of CATALYST, Andrzej Bronk, Lublin, published "The Postmod- and the large issue of POINT 21 (450 pp.) with the ernist Panorama" Ethos 1996/33-34: 79-100; "The YMP research findings appeared in time (De Groot, Category of Description: The Dynamics of Its Mean- Nick, and F. Zocca: Young Melanesian Project: Data ings (A Hermeneutical Analysis)" Roczniki Filo- Analysis. POINT 21, 228 pp. +222 pp. of appendices). zoficzne 43.1995/1 : 5-39; "Philosophy and Science: The Problem of Demarcation" Roczniki Filozoficzne To remember: The Melanesian Institute is maintained 43 .1995/1 : 181-236 ; Types of Fundamentalism" by The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea, The Zeszyty Naukowe KUL 38 .1995/3-4: 5-27; "Sciences Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea, The Roman versus Religion (Theoretical Foundations ofReligious Catholic Church of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Sciences)." Lublin 1996; "The Congress of Islands, The United Church of Papua New Guinea, Hermeneutics in Halle" Roczniki Filozoficzne 43- and The Association of Clerical Religious Superiors . 44.1995-1996/2 : 225-229; "Problems of Religious Nick de Groot SVD is the new Director after retire- Sciences Defining Religion" Roczniki Filozoficzne 43- ment ofEnnio Mantovani (E-Mail address : Seib@dal- 44.1995-1996/2 : 101-113 ; "The Truth of Religion in tron .com.pg) . the Light of Religious Sciences" Znak 48.1996/8: 45- 62; "The Classic Philosophy in the Context of the Sanskriti, Indore (Centre for Applied Cultural Philosophical School of Lublin, KUL" Ethos Research) sent its two latest bulletins with two inter- 9.1996/3-4: 129-144; "Philosophical Hermeneutics esting contributions by S . Lourdusamy SVD: "Com- and the Category of Objectivity" in: A. Przylbeski munity Diagnosis, A New Beginning" and "Organi- (ed.), Uniwersalny wymiar hermeneutyki, Poznan zations for Development vis-a-vis Cultural Alterna- 1997, 11-35; "Historicism and Classicism - Two Philo- tives." Both deal with the problem of NGO's and their sophical Concepts" in: J. Krakowski and G. Scholtz development concept in India. (eds.), Dilthey and Yorck. Philosophy and Humani- ties as Historicism and Historism, Wroclaw 1996, 17- animation, missionary formation and spirituality, con- 35; "The Category of Description : The Dynamics of sultations and guidance to missionaries and NGOs, pro- Its Meanings (A Hermeneutical Analysis)" (different viding opportunities to local talents and creating local version) in: B. Andrzejewski (ed.), Symbol i rzeczy- leadership, dealing with people's deep-rootedissues and wistosc, Poznan 1996, 45-68; "The Axiological and getting them organized to deal with their issues, train- Deontological Dimension ofJustification" in : Polish- ing and developing staff in the above activities, admin- British Conference, Epistemic Justification, Warsaw istration, andorganization of all that is said above. 1996, 9-30 ; "Culture" in : H. Waldenfels (ed.), Leksykon religii, Warszawa 1997, 209-212. Ennio Mantovani, Sankt Augustin, published "Is Magic Excluded from the Dialogue? Missiological Othmar Gachter, Sankt Augustin, published in Reflections on Magic" Catalyst 27.1997/2: 134-146; Lexikonfur Theologie and Kirche (LThK) (Freiburg: "Philosophie and Religion im Alltag der Volker Papua- Herder 1997, Vol. 6) the articles "Lakshmi" (614); "Le Neuguineas" Verbum SVD 38.1997/4: 437-446; Saux, Henry (Swami Abhishiktananda)" (706); "Man- "Anthropologie and Inkulturation des Christentums in dala" (1263) ; "Mantra" (1286) and "Maim" (1287), Neuguinea" Verbum SVD 39.1998/1 : 39-49 . and the article "Christusbilder in Indien. Vorstellungen von Jesus Christus im Hinduismus" (Images ofChrist S. M. Michael, Bombay, published the articles "Demo- in India. Ideas of Jesus Christ in Hinduism) Neue graphic Profile of the Christian Population in India at Zeitschriftfur Missionswissenschaft 53.1997: 199-212. the Close of Second Millenium" in: J. Puthenpurackal (ed.), Impact of Christianity in North East India. Shil- ; "Why Reservation?" Hermann Hochegger, Sankt Augustin, edited volumes 9 long: Vendrame Institute 1996 The Examiner Dec. 7,1996; "Dalit Christians in India" and 10 of the "Encyclopedia of Ritual Symbolics," the Economic and Political Weekly Dec. 14, 1996; "Theo- books "La terre a cultiverpour tous! Droits fonciers dansla retical Issues in Social Movements" Journal ofDharma region de l'entre Kwango/Kasai" (CEEBA, Serie 1, 32), Jan.-Mar. 1997 . He presented the paper "Culture, Reli- Alain: Le Centre d'Etudes Ethnologiques de "Lufungula, gion, and Politics in India: Rise of Hindutva and Dalit recherches" (Serie fl, Bandundu (C.E.E.B.A.). Histoire et Movements" at the Conference on Religious Move- 124), "Van Roy, Hubert: LEtre Supreme chez les Bayaka ments in the Contemporary World (Sept. 21-27, 1997 du Kwaangu" (Serie 11, 125), and "Tekilazaya, Kiwolu: in Nanzan, Japan), and "Religious Freedom: Proselit- Cours de Kikongo yaleta" (Serie III, 17). Heparticipated ism and Conversion" at the Conference on Hindu-Chris- in a ORF-Talkshow about healing rituals in the Congo and tian Cosmology and Anthropology: AHindu-Christian in a VOX-Feature aboutrituals andmyths ofthe Congo. Encounter (Oct. 5-10,1997 in Bombay) .

Peter Knecht, Nagoya, has been confronted with the Karl Muller, Sankt Augustin, published "Josef integration of his Department of Cultural Anthropol- Schmidlin - Deutung and Wirklichkeit. Zum Aufsatz ogy into the Department of Archaeology (or vice ,Zwischen Vision and Sendung` von Horst Rzep- versa) called "University Restructuration Process ." In kowski" Neue Zeitschrift fur Missionswissenschaft this way, he gained one more staff member and counts 53.1997 :115-129. His "Dictionary of Mission. Theol- with more financial support. He published "The Ritual ogy, History, Perspectives" edited in English with Th . of kuchiyose (Calling the Dead)" in: K. Antoni (ed.), Sundermeier, S . Bevans, and R. Bliese appeared at Rituale and ihre Urheber. Invented Traditions in der Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books 1997. japanischen Religionsgeschichte. Hamburg : LITVer- lag 1997, 197-213; "Neue Religionen in Japan. Eine Jacek J. Pawlik, Sankt Augustin, published "Mission Herausforderung fur die universale Kirche?" Ordens- in Socio-Political Change" in: L. Csontos (ed.), Nowa nachrichten 36.1997: 43-58. Evanjelizacia. Bratislava: Dobre Kniha 1997,157-168 ; "Vorwort" in: H. Maurier, Antropologie misyjna. S. Lourdusamy, Indore, did research, publication, Warszawa: Verbinum 1997, 5-7; Die Toten bescheren audio- and video-documentation and production, com- den Hinterbliebenen ein Fest des Lebens" (The Dead munication, animation and awareness, development,jus- Bestow a Feast of Life on the Bereaved) in: Steyler tice and peace, intercultural dialogue, evangelization, Missionschronik 1997/98 Nettetal: Steyler Verlag inculturation, biblical apostolate, pastoral andmissionary 1997, 34-36. Besides his lectures at St. Augustin's, he gave the lecture "Anthropology of Death" at the Uni- and the reviews of "E. Uzukwu: A Listening Church: versity ofWarsaw and at the Faculty Pultusk, Warsaw, Autonomy and Communion in African Churches" in February-March 1998 . Catholic Library World March 1997: 31 ; "A . Sung Park: Racial Conflict &Healing : An Asian-American Joachim G. Piepke, Sankt Augustin, published three Theological Perspective" Catholic Library World Sep- reviews "F. Roller: Hilfe als Herrschaft? uber den tember 1997 : 41 . Umgang mit Kranken in einer protestantischen Mis- sionsanstalt. Tubingen 1995." Tribus 45.1996 : 181- S. Bevans and he were both in residence at the Over- 182; "F. Weber: Gewagte Inkulturation. Basisgemein- seas Ministries Study Center in New Haven, Con- den in Brasilien. Eine pastoralgeschichtliche Zwi- necticut, from September 1st until mid-December, schenbilanz. Mainz 1996." Verbum SVD 38.1997 : 211- 1997. As Research Fellows at Yale University, they 213 and Neue Zeitschriftfur Missionswissenschaft did research and writing fora forthcoming co-authored 53.1997: 313-314. book with Orbis Books with the working title: "Con- stants in Changing Contexts : Introduction to Mission Antoon Postma, Mansalay, Mindoro - Philippines, Theology." checked the manuscript of a 17th century Tagalog- Spanish dictionary by request of the Ateneo Univer- sity. The whole text of the more than 800 pages dic- Henryk Zimon, Lublin, published the articles "Prayer among the tionary had to be worked over again. These Old-Taga- African Peoples" Roczniki Teologiczne 43 .1996/2: 333-345 log dictionary is handwritten, and had never been pub- ; "90 Years of Anthropos" Nurt lished yet. It will give a lot of linguistic and cultural SVD 30.1996/3 : 107-112 ; "Schebesta Paul Joachim information on early Tagalog and its people . It will be SVD" in : M. Pater (ed.), Slownik biograficzny finished in the next months. katolickiego duchowiehstwa slaskiego XIX i XX wieku. Katowice 1996, 364-365; "The Sacredness of In the effort to help the Mangyans get more attention the Earth among the Konkomba People of Northern from the Government and its institutions, he orga- Ghana" Hieron 1 .1996 : 25-35 ; (with Z. Sobczak) nized, with some Mangyan students, a drive for the "Cultural Evolutionism" in: J. Herbut (ed.), Leksykon official registration of birth, marriage, and death filozofii klasycznej . Lublin 1997,183-185 . among the Mangyans . A Mangyan who is not offi- cially recorded, does not exist officially for the Gov- ernment. Birthdays and Jubilees

Further, he organized three Mangyan Ambahan Sessions Johannes Frick (December 26) celebrates his 95th (localpoetry) last year. There was a lot ofinterest in it. He birthday, Stephen Fuchs (April 30) his 90th birthday. remembered the death of one of the experts who had Karl Muller (January 25) celebrated his 80th birthday shared with him some wonderful poems. His death is a and celebrates (September 18) his 50th Jubilee of Ordi- reminder that these meetings are important for the con- nation. Louis J. Luzbetak (September 19) will follow tinuous recording ofthe fading Mangyan culture. him in celebration of years . Andrzej Bronk (April 27) celebrates his 60th birthday. Ennio Mantovani (May Roger Schroeder, Chicago, published together with S. 15), Wilhelm Flieger (May 15), and Arnold Sprenger Bevans the book "Word Remembered, Word Pro- (December 20) celebrate their40th Jubilee of Ordina- claimed: Selected Papers from Symposia Celebrating tion. the SVD Centennial in North America." Nettetal : Steyler Verlag 1997 (Studia Instituti Missiologici To all we extend our congratulations and best wishes. SVD); further, the article "A Snapshot of Missiology in North America" Verbum SVD 37.1996/4: 401-412 Joachim G. Piepke Honey, aren'tyou dying to know where Anthropos Institute gets all these great articlesfrom?