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Five new religious cults in British New Guinea
Hibbert journal • 15 • Published In 1917 • Pages: 448-463
By: Chinnery, E.W.P., Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort).
Abstract
This source is, in effect, two separate articles by two ethnologists. It deals with five nativistic movements in New Guinea which involved the Orokaiva. Chinnery describes two of the movements, 'Kava-Keva' and 'Kekesi.' Haddon describes the other three: 'The Baigona Cult,' 'The Prophet of Milne Bay,' and 'The German Wislin of Saibai.' The source contains little information on Orokaiva culture in general, but is concerned almost exclusively with the origin of the cults, the accompanying beliefs and practices, and their function in the life of the people.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- James R. Leary ; 1961
- Field Date
- ca. 1915
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1915
- Coverage Place
- Northern District (Division), Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- E.W.P. Chinnery and A. C. Haddon
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 17021183
- LCSH
- Orokaiva (Papua New Guinea people)