A working paper for the session "Sorcery and Social Change" at the annual meetings of the Association for Social Anthropology of Oceania, February 28, 1979 to March 4, 1979, Clearwater, Florida. Not to be quoted or cited without the express consent of the author. pp. 1-13 Scope and Content: This article considers the influence of sorcery on social change among the Kilenge people and their governance. The complex definition of sorcery is considered along with an exploration of the history of resistance to and belief in sorcerers.