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The various versions of the principal myth owe their origin to subcultural factors, because the integration of a new element can be recognized by the degree to which each subcultural group has introduced the new element in its own version. Four principal centers for the myths were found in each of which the events of the principal myth are said to have taken place. It also appeared that relationship to or even local connection with the principal figure were motive for having a particular version of the principal myth and for taking the initiative in starting a movement.
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Anyoba: possibly: In- or Yenaibu (land of the dead). Kijne suggests that she is the pig from Yamnaibori (cf. pp. 23, 30, 78), who led the Old Man to the realm of the dead, and gave him his secret. In the top of the coconut palm Manarmakdi got hold of the Morning Star: contact with the metaphysical world.
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Kamma, F.C. (1972). The Meaning of the Differences in the Variants of the Myth. In: Koreri Messianic Movements in the Biak-Numfor Culture Area. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0742-4_5
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