TY - BOOK AU - Swain,Tony AU - Trompf,G.W. TI - The religions of Oceania T2 - The library of religious beliefs and practices SN - 0203977629 AV - BL2600 .S92 1995eb U1 - 200/.99 22 PY - 1995/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Religion KW - religion (discipline) KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - TRAVEL KW - Special Interest KW - Religious KW - fast KW - Godsdiensten KW - gtt KW - Australia KW - Oceania KW - Australie KW - Océanie KW - ram N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- PART I: AUSTRALIA / Tony Swain : Tradition -- Cults of intrusion -- Missions, Christianity, and modernity -- PART II: PACIFIC ISLANDS / Garry Trompf : Tradition -- Cults of intrusion -- Missions, Christianity, and modernity N2 - "More than a quarter of the world's discrete religions are to be found in the regions of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, together called Oceania. This is the first book to bring together up-to-date information on this great variety of traditional religious beliefs and practices, which have been profoundly influential on the theories and understandings of religion in general." "A comprehensive survey of the changing and various religions in the Pacific zone, The Religions of Oceania documents traditional cultures and beliefs and examines indigenous Christianity and its wide influence across the region. It covers the backgrounds to and development of traditional religions, and includes analysis of the new religious movements generated by the response of indigenous peoples to colonists and missionaries, the best known of these being the so-called 'cargo-cults' of Melanesia." "The authors present a thorough and accessible survey of the diversity of religious practices in the area, and provide clear interpretative tools and a mine of fascinating information to help the student better understand the world's most complex ethnographic tapestry."--Jacket UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=139113 ER -