Like Fire: The Paliau Movement and Millenarianism in Melanesia

Author:   Michael French Smith ,  Theodore Schwartz
Publisher:   ANU Press
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Publication Date:   01 July 2021
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Author:   Michael French Smith ,  Theodore Schwartz
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
ISBN:  

9781760464240


ISBN 10:   1760464244
Publication Date:   01 July 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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List of illustrations Acknowledgements Preface: Why, how, and for whom Spelling and pronunciation of Tok Pisin words and Manus proper names 'The last few weeks have been strange and exciting' Taking exception Indigenous life in the Admiralty Islands World wars and village revolutions The Paliau Movement begins Big Noise from Rambutjo After the Noise The Cemetery Cult hides in plain sight The Cemetery Cult revealed Comparing the cults Paliau ends the Cemetery Cult Rise and fall The road to Wind Nation Wind Nation in 2015 Probably not the last prophet Appendix A: Pathomimetic behaviour Appendix B: Kalopeu: Manus Kastam Kansol Stori Appendix C: Lists of thirty rules and twelve rules References Index Scholars cited

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