Epilogue

Abstract

In the ‘Introduction’ to this volume, to explicate my methodology I used an example of a contemporary stigmatic, Toaipuapuagā Opapo Soana’i. Her wounds have elicited conflicted responses that include belief, disbelief, and accusations of fraud. In academic circles Toaipuapuagā’s wounds have invited reflection on what the stigmata mean to her immediate community in relation to the social, political, and religious challenges that they face....