Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Neither Cargo nor Cult: Ritual Politics and the Colonial Imagination in Fiji

Neither Cargo nor Cult: Ritual Politics and the Colonial Imagination in Fiji
Neither Cargo nor Cult Ritual Politics and the Colonial Imagination in Fiji
Author: Martha Kaplan
In the 1880s an oracle priest, Navosavakadua, mobilized Fijians of the hinterlands against the encroachment of both Fijian chiefs and British colonizers. British officials called the movement the Tuka cult, imagining it as a contagious superstition that had to be stopped. Navosavakadua and many of his followers, deemed "dangerous and disaffected...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780822315933
ISBN-10: 0822315939
Pages: 248
Rating:
  ?
0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Duke University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.