Tag Archives: Wovoka

cargo : short cut to the supernatural

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dave

Cargo cults. In times of stress look to the prophets of an earthly paradise… A question naturally arises in any examination of millenarian movements: why do they inevitably take a religious form instead of simple military or political resistance? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Cargo Cults, Charles de Gaulle, Code of Handsome Lake, Dafna Zur Stanford, Gangnam Style rapper Psy, Ghost Dance Wovoka, James Mooney James Mooney anthropologist, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Marie-Eve Charron Le Devoir, Milutin Gubash, Park Jae-Sang, Philleo Nash, Philleo Nash anthropologist, Wovoka, Wovoka jack Wilson | 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: jackie wilson says

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Dave

Ghost dances and cargo cults. They are deeply embedded within the American narrative. In times of stress there is both a wariness and susceptibility to prophets, from the authentic to the snake oil salespeople. An earthly paradise beckons, and America … Continue reading →