Mambu: A Melanesian Millennium

by K. O. L. Burridge

Overview

Mambu is the name of a native of New Guinea who led what has become known as a 'Cargo' cult. These cults, common in Melanesia, are partly religious, political and economic in nature. Participants in the cult engage in exotic rites, the purpose of which is to gain possession of European manufactured goods, such as knives, medicines, razor blades, tinned foods etc.
The volume discusses why these cults occur and examines a way of life of a New Guinea people and their reactions to European penetration and achievement.
First published in 1960.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415869294
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/16/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

1. The New Guinea Scene 2. The People (i) 3. The People (ii) 4. The People (iii) 5. The Myth-Dream (i) 6. The Myth-Dream (ii) 7. The Myth-Dream (iii) 8. Cargo

Editorial Reviews

'A book really worth reading It is undoubtedly the richest analysis of any single Melanesian cult-movement that we possess.' - P. M. Worsley, The Sociological Review

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