Fast delivery with
Safe payments by
© 2026 Bookis AS
English
Sweden
Region is based on IP address
Fast delivery with
Safe payments by
© 2026 Bookis AS
English
Sweden
Region is based on IP address
Paperback • 1995 • English
0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5
About the book
For the past thirty years, adherents of a millenarian cult in Papua New Guinea, known as the Pomio Kivung, have been awaiting the establishment of a period of supernatural bliss, heralded by the return of their ancestors bearing "cargo." The author of this book, Harvey Whitehouse, was taken for a reincarnated ancestor, and was able to observe the dynamics of the cult from within. From the stable mainstream of the cult, localized splinter groups periodically emerge, hoping to expedite the millenn...Show more
Book details
ISBN
9780198280514
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Published year
1995
Language
English
Original title
Inside the Cult Religious Innovation and Transmission in Papua New Guinea
Format
Paperback
Shippping and returns
Shipping
Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.
Returns
Contact the seller after delivery.
Reviews · 0
0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5
