Inside the cult: religious innovation and transmission in papua new guinea
Auteur :
Whitehouse, Harvey
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198280514
Date de publication :
6 juil. 1995
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,7 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
314 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The millenarian cult of Pomio Kivung in Papua New Guinea looks forward to the establishment of a period of supernatural bliss, heralded by the return of ancestors bearing "cargo". Drawing on this belief, this study develops an original theory of modes of religiosity.