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Author Billings, Dorothy K., 1933-

Title Cargo cult as theater : political performance in the Pacific / Dorothy K. Billings
Published Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2002]
©2002
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Description 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations
Contents I. Introduction. 1. The Research So Far. 2. Field Work -- II. Interviews and Documents. 3. The Johnson Cult -- III. Analysis, Interpretation, and Conclusion. 4. Analysis and Interpretation. 5. Theories: Cults, Movements, Ceremonies, and Culture. 6. Cargo Cult as Political Theater
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Cargo cults -- Papua New Guinea -- Kavieng.
Rites and ceremonies -- Papua New Guinea -- Kavieng.
SUBJECT Kavieng (Papua New Guinea) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85232455 -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011436
Kavieng (Papua New Guinea) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85232455 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739152812 (electronic bk.)
0739152815 (electronic bk.)