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KAUN AND KOGONO : CARGO CULTS AND DEVELOPMENT IN KARAVAR AND PANGIA 1
Author(s) -
Clark Jeffrey
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
oceania
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1834-4461
pISSN - 0029-8077
DOI - 10.1002/j.1834-4461.1988.tb02302.x
Subject(s) - indigenous , cult , mythology , persistence (discontinuity) , database transaction , sociology , geography , history , ethnology , ancient history , ecology , engineering , classics , geotechnical engineering , biology , computer science , programming language
Differences between Highlands and Seaboard Melanesia have intrigued anthropologists for decades. The persistence of cargo cults on the Seaboard was used to differentiate coastal people from Highlanders, who, because of their interest and engagement in development, were often viewed as more pragmatic and less ‘religious’ than Seaboarders. This study will suggest that development can have cult dimensions, and concludes with a proposed distinction between the two regions which is based on relative emphases on transaction or myth in indigenous epistemology.