John Frum movement
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The John Frum movement is a Melanesian cargo cult on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu that centers on the prophetic figure "John Frum" and anticipates the arrival of material wealth and spiritual renewal.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Melanesian religious movement
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cargo cult ⓘ new religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American military presence in the South Pacific
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ arrival of American troops on Tanna ⓘ |
| celebratesOn | 15 February ⓘ |
| centeredOn | village of Sulphur Bay ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy | anthropologists ⓘ |
| emergedBeforeEvent | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasFollowers | Ni-Vanuatu people on Tanna ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | local languages of Tanna ⓘ |
| hasMainBelief |
anticipation of material wealth
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anticipation of spiritual renewal ⓘ arrival of cargo from supernatural or foreign sources ⓘ expected return of John Frum ⓘ |
| hasMythology | prophetic figure John Frum will return with cargo ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect | localist resistance to colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
building symbolic airstrips
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flag-raising ceremonies ⓘ military-style drills ⓘ ritual kava drinking ⓘ ritual parades ⓘ use of symbolic military insignia ⓘ |
| hasRitualDay | 15 February ⓘ |
| hasSacredPlace | Sulphur Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSociologicalType |
millenarian movement
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revitalization movement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural identity of Tanna
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material prosperity through supernatural means ⓘ millenarian expectations ⓘ resistance to colonial authority ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American military culture
ⓘ
Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ contact with Western colonial powers ⓘ indigenous Tannese beliefs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melanesia
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Tanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeityOrFigure | John Frum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Presbyterian Church in Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tanna Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Prince Philip movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Pacific cargo cults ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Melanesian cargo cult ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Lamont Lindstrom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Worsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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