| Description |
xi, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
List of plates -- List of maps and tables -- Preface -- Part 1 The old time. 1. Melanesian traditional religions: an overview -- 2. Death and the after-life in traditional belief and practice -- 3. The logic of retribution -- 4. Magic, sorcery and healing -- 5. Dream, vision and trance in traditional and changing Melanesia (with Remi Dembari) -- Part 2 The new time. 6. The coming and the consequences of the missionaries -- 7. The Catholic missions: a case history (with Theo Aerts) -- 8. The interpretation of cargo cults -- 9. Independent churches -- 10. Secularization for Melanesia? -- 11. Melanesian and Pacific theology -- Select bibliography -- Index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-276) and index. |
| Subject |
Melanesia -- Religion.
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| Indexed Term |
Religion |
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Melanesia |
| ISBN |
0521383064 |
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9780521383066 |
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