Cargo cults were diverse spiritual and political movements that arose among indigenous Melanesians following Western colonisation of the region in the late 19th century.

2014年3月5日 · Others donned copy-cat fatigues and marched in formation like GIs while carrying rifle-shaped sticks. Some fashioned their own Stars and Stripes flags and hoisted them on makeshift poles. Tribal shamans had convinced themselves and their flocks that some combination of all these rituals (and others) just might please the spirits and bring more ...

1991年1月1日 · The theology and practice of the cult centers on the worship of cargo. In simplest terms, followers of cargoism believe in the imminence of a new age of blessing which, they believe, will be heralded and fulfilled by the arrival of special cargo sent to …

Imitating Westerners’ behaviour, cargo cult members carve wooden petrol-powered saws, rifles and aviation headsets, which they dance with during the festival Chief of Lamakara village and leader of the John Frum movement, Isaac Wan (80), in his house.

The Cargo Cult members built replicas of airports and airplanes out of twigs and branches and made the sounds associated with airplanes to try to activate the shipment of cargo. Although the existence of the Cargo Cult only became known after World War II the cult had developed long before, when the Europeans first arrived in the area in ships.

Cargo cults arose, attempting to imitate the behaviors of the soldiers, thinking that this would cause the soldiers and their cargo to return. Some cult behaviors involved mimicking the day-to-day activities and dress styles of soldiers, such as performing parade ground drills with wooden or …

Although some one-time cargo cults have been institutionalised as indigenous churches or local political organizations and remain active, few new movements of the classic cargo sort emerged after most of the Melanesian colonies achieved national independence in the 1970s.

貨物崇拜 （英語： Cargo Cults），又譯作 貨物運動，亦称作船货崇拜，是一種 宗教 形式，特別出現於一些與世隔絕的 原住民 中。 當貨物崇拜者看見外來的先進科技物品，便會將之當作 神祇 般 崇拜。 彼得·伍斯利 在《号角即将吹响：美拉尼西亚的货物崇拜研究》（The Trumpet Shall Sound: A Study of "Cargo" Cults in Melanesia）中定義「貨物崇拜」 [1]：「在晚近數年間於南大平洋上奇怪的宗教運動。 這些運動中，先知宣揚世界末日即將到來，祖先或上帝等解放力 …

2024年12月2日 · 货物崇拜（英语： Cargo Cults ），又译作货物运动，亦称作船货崇拜，是一种宗教形式，特别出现于一些与世隔绝的原住民中。 当货物崇拜者看见外来的先进科技物品，便会将之当作 神祇 般 崇拜 。

2014年5月21日 · They tote bamboo “rifles” on their shoulders, scarlet tips sharpened to represent bloody bayonets, and sport the letters “USA,” painted in red on their bare chests and backs.