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Examples
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Wahdi was not a dukun of any sort, insists his sobbing 45-year-old widow, Kayah, as other villagers nod in agreement.
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As the meeting broke up, he was attacked by several masked men and a crowd of strangers who accused him of being a dukun santet, or evil witch doctor.
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In Java, a fake shaman is known as a "dukun palsu".
The WELL: Estimated Prophet John Barlow 2006
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Crime is sometimes blamed on tricksters with magical powers and people regularly take their problems to fortune-tellers and witchdoctors, known as dukun.
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Crime is sometimes blamed on tricksters with magical powers and people regularly take their problems to fortune-tellers and witchdoctors, known as dukun.
Life of Brian: 2005
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However, the dukun s were older, highly respected women who were well connected in village networks.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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However, the dukun s were older, highly respected women who were well connected in village networks.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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But instead of taking him to a psychiatric hospital, she consulted a traditional healer, or dukun in Indonesian, who advised her that the 36-year-old Agus was a victim of black magic.
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But instead of taking him to a psychiatric hospital, she consulted a traditional healer, or dukun in Indonesian, who advised her that the 36-year-old Agus was a victim of black magic.
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Meski demikian, Administrator juga bukan dukun: - P.
Planet Terasi 2010
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