Tag Archives: Jack Wilson Wovoka

cargo cult: the manna is comin’

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Dave

Ghost dances and cargo cults. In times of stress turn to the prophets who always appear at precisely those moments. And there has been no shortage over the course of men, women and children suffering and in dire need of … Continue reading →

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deprivation theory: secret of the cargo

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Dave

Cargo cults. In times of stress look for the prophets of an earthly paradise. Is America ready for its own millennial cult… The deprivation theory is most clearly illustrated by the cargo cults of Melanesia, which to our eyes seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Cargo cult movements, Cargo Cults, David Chidester, Ghost Dance Wovoka, Jack Wilson Wovoka, James Mooney anthropologist, Kumare Vikram Gandhi, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Millenarian movements, Millennium movements, Philleo Nash, Philleo Nash anthropologist, Ron Fricke director, Samsara Ron Fricke, Vikram Gandhi director | Leave a comment

stamping out those millenarians

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Dave

In times of stress, look for the prophets of an earthly paradise. America may be ready for its own millennial cult… The main American Indian movements, Pontiac, Code of Handsome Lake and the Ghost Dance, and the hundreds of others … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Amy Kaplan, Ben Allen, Chairman Mao Little Red Book, Code of Handsome Lake, Ghost Dancing Wovoka, Irenaeus church father, Jack Wilson Wovoka, Jewish Zealots masada, Leon Uris Exodus, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marshall McLuhan, Martin Luther King, Papias church fathet, Paul Newman, peter o'toole, Peter Strauss, Wovoka | Leave a comment

ghost dance: shaman on the plains

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Dave

Millennial cults. America has always been ready in times of stress to look for prophets, especially those not immune to the temptations of an earthly paradise. Whether from Handsome Lake, the Maharishi Yoga, or the many Teachers of Righteousness of … Continue reading →