Kago, Kastom and Kalja: The Study of Indigenous Movements in Melanesia Today

This volume, bringing together six ethnographic papers and an epilogue first presented at ASAO sessions in 2009 (Santa Cruz) and 2010 (Alexandria), includes a wealth of ethnographic and historical information on a topic of enduring interest in Pacific studies and anthropology: cargo cults. These fas...

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Hoofdauteurs: Marcellin Abong, Marc Tabani
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description This volume, bringing together six ethnographic papers and an epilogue first presented at ASAO sessions in 2009 (Santa Cruz) and 2010 (Alexandria), includes a wealth of ethnographic and historical information on a topic of enduring interest in Pacific studies and anthropology: cargo cults. These fascinating social phenomena undoubtedly have ongoing relevance for ethnographies of Melanesia. In this collection of papers, we learn about the history of the concept itself as well as how contemporary movements articulate world views, political awareness, material desires and even criticism of the now globalized concept of cargo cult itself. The chapters offer remarkable stories of cult activities and interesting arguments about the entanglement of Western desire for both cargo and cults with these Melanesian visions of how to create a prosperous future for themselves.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-510342024-03-25T18:29:34Z Kago, Kastom and Kalja: The Study of Indigenous Movements in Melanesia Today Marcellin Abong Marc Tabani D1-2009 political movements Cargo Cults Pacific Melanesia Kastom thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose This volume, bringing together six ethnographic papers and an epilogue first presented at ASAO sessions in 2009 (Santa Cruz) and 2010 (Alexandria), includes a wealth of ethnographic and historical information on a topic of enduring interest in Pacific studies and anthropology: cargo cults. These fascinating social phenomena undoubtedly have ongoing relevance for ethnographies of Melanesia. In this collection of papers, we learn about the history of the concept itself as well as how contemporary movements articulate world views, political awareness, material desires and even criticism of the now globalized concept of cargo cult itself. The chapters offer remarkable stories of cult activities and interesting arguments about the entanglement of Western desire for both cargo and cults with these Melanesian visions of how to create a prosperous future for themselves. 2021-02-11T17:04:30Z 2021-02-11T17:04:30Z 2019-12-06 13:15:40 2013 book 40591 9782956398127 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51034 eng image/png http://books.openedition.org/pacific/149 pacific-credo Publications 10.4000/books.pacific.149 10.4000/books.pacific.149 67045391-94a3-4ec0-b475-5d3bc2b3c955 9782956398127 open access
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Kago, Kastom and Kalja: The Study of Indigenous Movements in Melanesia Today
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