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100	1		_aMontgomery, Charles, _d1968- _9443672
240	1	0	_aLast heathen
245	1	4	_aThe shark god : _bencounters with ghosts and ancestors in the South Pacific / _cCharles Montgomery.
264		1	_aChicago : _bUniversity of Chicago Press, _c2007.
300			_a370 p. : _bmaps ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0	0	_tMap of Central Melanesia -- _g1. _tA Packet of Sand -- _g2. _tThe Business of Port Vila Is God -- _g3. _tTanna: A Conflagration of Belief -- _g4. _tThe Prophet Raises His Hands to the Sky -- _g5. _tNinety Hours on the MV Brisk -- _g6. _tThe Book of Espiritu Santo -- _g7. _tThe Word and Its Meaning -- _g8. _tThe Island of Magic and Fear -- _g9. _tThe Curse of Gaua -- _g10. _tThe Parishioners' Paradise -- _g11. _tDeath and Marriage on Mota -- _g12. _tThe Secret of West Vanua Lava -- _g13. _tMy First Tasiu -- _g14. _tGuadalcanal, the Unhappy Isle -- _g15. _tThe Bishop of Malaita -- _g16. _tA Short Walk in East Kwaio -- _g17. _tRaiders of the Nono Lagoon -- _g18. _tUnder the Langa Langa Lagoon -- _g19. _tThe Brothers and Their Miracles -- _g20. _tNukapu and the Meaning of Stories -- _tEpilogue -- _tA Note on Language and Spelling -- _tAcknowledgments -- _tSelected Bibliography.
520			_a"When Charles Montgomery was ten years old, he stumbled upon the memoirs of his great-grandfather, a seafaring missionary in the South Pacific. Twenty years later and a century after that journey, entranced by the world of black magic and savagery the bishop described, Montgomery set out for Melanesia in search of the very spirits and myths his great-grandfather had sought to destroy. In The Shark God, he retraces his ancestor’s path through the far-flung islands, exploring the bond between faith and magic, the eerie persistence of the spirit world, and the heavy footprints of the British Empire. In the South Pacific, he discovers a world of sorcery and shark worship, where Christian and pagan rituals coexist and an ordinary day is marked by confrontations with America-worshiping cult leaders and militants alike. A defiantly original blend of history and memoir, anthropology and travel writing, The Shark God is ultimately a tale of personal and political transformation."--Publisher description.
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651		0	_aMelanesia _xReligious life and customs _9785733
651		0	_aMelanesia _xDescription and travel _9788304
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