Editing Spirit possession (section)

===Melanesia===
The [[Urapmin people]] of the [[New Guinea Highlands]] practice a form of group possession known as the "spirit disco" ({{langx|tpi|spirit disko}}).{{sfnp|Robbins|1998|pp=299–316}} Men and women gather in church buildings, dancing in circles and jumping up and down while women sing Christian songs; this is called "pulling the [Holy] spirit" ({{langx|tpi|pulim spirit|links=no}}, [[Urapmin language|Urap]]: {{lang|urm|Sinik dagamin}}).{{sfnp|Robbins|1998|pp=299–316}}{{sfnp|Robbins|2004b|p=284}} The songs' melodies are borrowed from traditional women's songs sung at drum dances (Urap: {{lang|urm|wat dalamin}}), and the lyrics are typically in Telefol or other [[Mountain Ok languages]].{{sfnp|Robbins|2004b|p=284}} If successful, some dancers will "get the spirit" ({{langx|tpi|kisim spirit|links=no}}), flailing wildly and careening about the dance floor.{{sfnp|Robbins|1998|pp=299–316}} After an hour or more, those possessed will collapse, the singing will end, and the spirit disco will end with a prayer and, if there is time, a Bible reading and sermon.{{sfnp|Robbins|1998|pp=299–316}} The body is believed to normally be "heavy" ({{lang|urm|ilum}}) with sin, and possession is the process of the Holy Spirit throwing the sins from one's body, making the person "light" ({{lang|urm|fong}}) again.{{sfnp|Robbins|1998|pp=299–316}} This is a completely new ritual for the Urapmin, who have no indigenous tradition of spirit-possession.{{sfnp|Robbins|1998|pp=299–316}}