essay
The source of the force in Marshallese cosmology
Pacific theater: island representations of World War II • (8) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 73-96
By: Carucci, Laurence Marshall.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article discusses aspects of Marshallese cosmology with particular emphasis on the ways residents of Enewetak Atoll understood the reasons that accounted for superiority of American military power. It shows that the Marshallese maintained several versions of a legend in which the United States co-opted a sacred Marshallese force called Etao to become 'the strongest country on earth.'
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mythology
- External relations
- Cultural identity and pride
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Warfare
- Aftermath of combat
- Organized ceremonial
- Rest days and holidays
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Marshallese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1976-1983
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1940-1986
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
- NotesAdditional notes
- Laurence Marshall Carucci
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89004862
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Marshallese