50 Years Ago: Cargo Cults of Melanesia
Throughout Melanesia primitive men await a black Messiah who will bring them a largess of "cargo" (European goods). These cults typify the impact of Christendom on premodern society
Stories by Peter M. Worsley
Cargo Cults
Throughout Melanesia primitive men await a black Messiah who will bring them a largess of "cargo" (European goods). These cults typify the impact of Christendom on premodern society
May 1, 1959 — Peter M. Worsley
