Abstract
Review of Theodore Schwartz and Michael French Smith (2021), 'LIKE FIRE: The Paliau Movement and Millenarianism in Melanesia,' Acton, Australia: ANU Press. ISBN: 9781760464240.
This weighty tome details the history of the Paliau Movement, a millenarian religio-political movement that has been active in the Manus region of Papua New Guinea since 1946. The book primarily targets anthropologists of Melanesia as its readership but it should be consulted by anyone interested in religious movements emerging in the wake of Western colonization.
This weighty tome details the history of the Paliau Movement, a millenarian religio-political movement that has been active in the Manus region of Papua New Guinea since 1946. The book primarily targets anthropologists of Melanesia as its readership but it should be consulted by anyone interested in religious movements emerging in the wake of Western colonization.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 842-843 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Pacific Affairs |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 9 May 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |