Like fire : : the Paliau movement and millenarianism in Melanesia / / Michael French Smith and Theodore Schwartz.
Like Fire chronicles an indigenous movement for radical change in Papua New Guinea from 1946 to the present. The movement's founder, Paliau Maloat, promoted a program for step-by-step social change in which many of his followers also found hope for a miraculous millenarian transformation.
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| Superior document: | Monographs in Anthropology |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Acton, Australian Capital Territory : : ANU Press,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Monographs in anthropology series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 540 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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| Summary: | Like Fire chronicles an indigenous movement for radical change in Papua New Guinea from 1946 to the present. The movement's founder, Paliau Maloat, promoted a program for step-by-step social change in which many of his followers also found hope for a miraculous millenarian transformation. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Michael French Smith and Theodore Schwartz. |