Prince Philip movement
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The Prince Philip movement is a cargo cult on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu whose followers revere the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as a divine or ancestral figure.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cargo cult
ⓘ
new religious movement ⓘ |
| afterEvent |
death of Prince Philip in 2021
ⓘ
some followers transferred veneration to Prince Charles ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnBeliefThat |
Prince Philip is a mountain spirit from Tanna
NERFINISHED
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Prince Philip is the pale-skinned son of a local mountain spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Philip left Tanna to marry a powerful woman and would one day return ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | kastom beliefs of Tanna ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
anthropologists
ⓘ
journalists ⓘ |
| emergedIn |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| follows | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialContext | New Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Prince Philip cargo cult
NERFINISHED
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Prince Philip cult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
Prince Philip watches over the people of Tanna
ⓘ
Prince Philip will bring prosperity or cargo ⓘ Prince Philip’s spirit will return to Tanna ⓘ |
| hasDevotees |
villagers of Yakel
ⓘ
villagers of Yaohnanen ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverageIn |
BBC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Geographic NERFINISHED ⓘ documentary films ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLocation |
village of Yakel
ⓘ
village of Yaohnanen ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
ceremonial kava drinking
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dances in honour of Prince Philip ⓘ display of Prince Philip’s photographs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British colonial presence in New Hebrides
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visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Vanuatu in 1974 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | John Frum movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | local languages of Tanna ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tanna
NERFINISHED
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Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | John Frum cargo cult ⓘ |
| religiousFocus | British monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Melanesian cargo cult ⓘ |
| reveresAs |
ancestral spirit
ⓘ
divine figure ⓘ |
| successorFigure | Charles III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfVeneration | hero cult ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Union Jack flag
NERFINISHED
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images of the British royal family ⓘ portraits of Prince Philip ⓘ |
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