AN237 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Master Sergeant, Cargo Cult, Handsome Lake
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Arnold van genneep looked at this and noted three stages in the rites of passage: liminal means threshold (so pre-liminal is before the threshold, 1. Australian aboriginals: clip: they return as men. Communitas: form them regardless of status (potential to change things) Seneca nation: began to disintegrate until handsome lake. George catlin travelled through the states an lived with native americans and painted the things he saw. Cargo cults: revitalization movements: tribes believe the planes are sent from their ancestors in heaven but the white man has another agenda. So the black people started doing the same things as the whites, like marching up and down. They must get rid of all currency but the white man"s currency. Also everyone stopped working so the economy went down. Cargo of the white soldiers: everyone preparing for the arrival of john fron, if you can wait 2000 years for jesus to come, i can wait 19 or more for.
