The Trumpet Shall Sound
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Few phenomena in the history of colonialism are as arresting as the cargo cults of Melanesia — movements in which indigenous peoples, convinced that Western goods were divinely ordained for them, constructed elaborate rituals and awaited the miraculous arrival of ancestral spirits bearing material abundance. The Trumpet Shall Sound by Peter Worsley is the definitive scholarly account of these remarkable millenarian movements, meticulously chronicling their origins, spread, and social significance across the islands of the Pacific. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and anthropological research, Worsley presents these cults not as primitive superstitions but as sophisticated responses to colonial exploitation and social disruption, arguing that they represent a form of proto-political consciousness among oppressed peoples. Worsley's analysis is both rigorous and revelatory, situating cargo cults within the broader framework of Marxist social theory and anti-colonial resistance. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, weaving together ethnographic detail and political insight to illuminate the deep human need for dignity and justice that animates these movements. A landmark work in political anthropology, The Trumpet Shall Sound challenges readers to reconsider the boundaries between religion, politics, and revolution — leaving one to wonder where the next trumpet might sound.
Author: Peter Worsley
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few phenomena in the history of colonialism are as arresting as the cargo cults of Melanesia — movements in which indigenous peoples, convinced that Western goods were divinely ordained for them, constructed elaborate rituals and awaited the miraculous arrival of ancestral spirits bearing material abundance. The Trumpet Shall Sound by Peter Worsley is the definitive scholarly account of these remarkable millenarian movements, meticulously chronicling their origins, spread, and social significance across the islands of the Pacific. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and anthropological research, Worsley presents these cults not as primitive superstitions but as sophisticated responses to colonial exploitation and social disruption, arguing that they represent a form of proto-political consciousness among oppressed peoples. Worsley's analysis is both rigorous and revelatory, situating cargo cults within the broader framework of Marxist social theory and anti-colonial resistance. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, weaving together ethnographic detail and political insight to illuminate the deep human need for dignity and justice that animates these movements. A landmark work in political anthropology, The Trumpet Shall Sound challenges readers to reconsider the boundaries between religion, politics, and revolution — leaving one to wonder where the next trumpet might sound.