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The '''Etoro''', or '''Edolo''', are a tribe and ethnic group of [[Papua New Guinea]]. Their territory comprises the southern slopes of [[Mt. Sisa]], along the southern edge of the central mountain range of [[New Guinea]], near the [[Papuan Plateau]]. They are well known among [[anthropology|anthropologists]] because of ritual acts practiced between the young boys and men of the tribe. The Etoro believe that young boys must [[semen ingestion|ingest the semen]] of their elders daily from the age of 7 until they turn 17 to achieve adult male status and to properly mature and grow strong.{{Citation needed}}
The Etoro believe that they each contain a certain amount of [[Energy (esotericism)|life force]], the highest concentrations of which are contained in semen. This life force passes to others through sexual relations. Women are seen to waste the life force if they do not get pregnant after sexual intercourse. As people get older, and their bodies weaken, this is attributed to a depletion of their life force.
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