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Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals) - A Study in Polynesian Paganism and Conversion to Christianity. (Paperback)
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Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals) - A Study in Polynesian Paganism and Conversion to Christianity. (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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Originally published in 1970, this book represents a unique study
of beliefs and ritual practices in a pagan religion, and of the
processes by which a transformation to Christianity took place.
Christianity came to the major islands of Polynesia nearly two
centuries ago, and within a couple of generations, the traditional
pagan religion had disappeared. Only a few remote islands such as
Tikopia preserved their ancient cults. Over eighty years ago, the
author first observed and took part in these pagan rites, and on
later visits he studied the change from paganism to Christian
faith. Unique in its rich documentation, this book presents a
systematic account of the traditional beliefs in gods and spirits
and of the way in which these were fused with the social and
political structure. The causes and dramatic results of the
conversion to Christianity are then described, ending with an
examination of the religious situation at the time of the book's
original publication. The book is both a contribution to
anthropology and a case study in religious history. It completes
the major series of studies of Tikopia society for which the author
is famous. It gives the first full account of a Polynesian
religious system in a state of change.
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