Tag Archives: F.C. Wallace

millenarian movements: adaptation pains

Ghost dances and cargo cults, Martin Luther and Mao, the Mau Mau and Mohammed. In times of stress people look for the prophets of an earthly paradise and America is no exception. The United States may just be primed and … Continue reading

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social and cultural stress: cargo cult to the rescue

A sense of deprivation gives birth to the cult. Its driving force is invariably a form of religious fervor or secular religiosity. Its end: the destruction of the cult or the evolution of a new social order, and the cycle … Continue reading

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cargo cult: trek with the millenarian movement

Cargo cults. In times of stress, look for the prophets of an earthly paradise. A sense of deprivation gives birth to the cult. Its driving force: religious fervor and the superhuman agency. Its end: the destruction of the cult or … Continue reading

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