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Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals) A Study in Polynesian Paganism and Conversion to Christianity.
By Raymond Firth
Copyright 1970
432 Pages
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Originally published in 1970, this book represents a unique study of beliefs and ritual practices in a pagan religion, and of the processes by which a transformation to Christianity took place.
Christianity came to the major islands of Polynesia nearly two centuries ago, and within a couple of generations, the traditional pagan religion had disappeared. Only a few remote islands such as... Read more
1. Traditional Tikopia Religion and Society 2. Pagan Religious Leaders 3. Concepts of Spirit 4. Material Symbols of Spirits 5. Spirit Patterns and the Social Structure 6. Samples of Theography 7. A Basic Religious Rite – the Kava 8. Variations in Ritual Acts and Expressions 9. Spirit Mediumship: A Belief in Two-way Communication 10. Epitome of Tikopia Pagan Worship 11. The Advance of Christianity in Tikopia 12. Paganism in Adjustment and Decline 13. Christianity in an Intermediate Phase 14. The Triumph of Complete Conversion 15. Reflections on Religious Change
Biography
Raymond Firth
