Cargo cults and relational separation

Cross-Cultural Research • Vol/Iss. 13 • Published In • Pages: 185-230 •
By Knauft, Bruce M.

Abstract

The author hypothesizes that the level of disruption caused by a cargo cult varies directly with the degree to which indigenous people become separated from the agents of Western culture directly prior to the cult outbreak. Results support this hypothesis.

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Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
"The disruptiveness of cargo cult activity varies directly with relational separation" (214).Supported
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