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mana  

Definition

  • Mana is the Polynesian and Melanesian concept of communicable supernatural power. This is a variant of a probably universal belief in a power that exists to varying degrees in things in nature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Mana]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PLCPC34R-9

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