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Line 10: ==Background== According to Jason Brown, [[Banyuwangi Regency\|Banyuwangi]] is a centre of belief in black magic in Indonesia. Black magic practiced in Banyuwangi is a mix of [[animist]] beliefs and [[Islamic mysticism]] which developed from inter-religious conflict during the 16th century Mataram court period. Belief in black magic, or [[Dukun\|dukun santet]], is widespread in the area.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Brown \|first=Jason \|date=2000 \|title=The Banyuwangi murders \|url=http://www.insideindonesia.org/the-banyuwangi-murders \|website=Inside Indonesia}}</ref> Suspected sorcerers were also killed in Indonesia in 1965.<ref name=":2" /> Indonesia saw other political and economic tensions during 1998, including the [[May 1998 riots of Indonesia\|May riots]] and the [[Fall of Suharto\|resignation]] of President [[Suharto]].<ref name=":2" />

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