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cargo cult — cargo cultist. (sometimes caps.) any of various native religious cults of a millenarian and messianic character located in the southwestern Pacific islands, holding that spirits will bring large cargoes of modern goods for distribution among its… … Universalium
Cargo cult — A cargo cult may appear in tribal societies in the wake of interaction with technologically advanced, non native cultures. The cult is focused on obtaining the material wealth of the advanced culture through magical thinking, religious rituals… … Wikipedia
Cargo-Kult — Der Ausdruck Cargo Kult (auch Cargokult oder Cargo Cult) bezeichnet eine Vielfalt stark millenaristischer (d. h. dem Glauben an das nahe Ende der gegenwärtigen Welt anhängender) religiös politischer Bewegungen Melanesiens. Die Gläubigen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cargo cult — /ˈkagoʊ kʌlt/ (say kahgoh kult) noun any of various cults practised by tribal peoples, particularly in the PNG region, the devotees of which believe that by proper acts, desired objects such as food, consumer goods, etc., will be received,… …
cargo cult — noun 1. (Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth ( cargo ) brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to… … Useful english dictionary
cargo cult — car′go cult n. ant (sometimes caps.) any of various religious cults of Melanesia whose central belief is that spirit beings will bring them large cargoes of modern goods • Etymology: 1945–50 car′go cult ist, n … From formal English to slang
Cultos cargo — Con el nombre de cultos cargo se conoce a un conjunto de movimientos religiosos poco ortodoxos que aparecieron entre varias tribus de Australia y Melanesia especialmente en Nueva Guinea tras su contacto con el mundo occidental.[1] El corazón de… … Wikipedia Español
Карго-культы — (cargo cults), милленаристское движение (милленаризм), зародившееся в меланезийских об вах. Харизматические лидеры К. к. утверждают, что с наступлением нового тысячелетия на землю вернутся предки или Бог, неся с собой карго (торг, груз с Запада) … Народы и культуры
Melanesian culture — ▪ cultural region, Pacific Ocean Introduction the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Melanesia. From northwest to southeast, the islands form an arc that begins with New… … Universalium
New religious movement — A new religious movement (NRM) is a religious community or ethical, spiritual, or philosophical group of modern origin, which has a peripheral place within the dominant religious culture. NRMs may be novel in origin or they may be part of a wider … Wikipedia
