traditional Melanesian religions
GPTKB entity
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:religion
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| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
gptkb:magic
mythology ancestor worship ritual ceremonies totemism belief in spirits |
| gptkbp:hasConcept |
gptkb:ritual
gptkb:prophecy gptkb:sacrifice mythology ancestral spirits secret societies creation myths potlatch spirit possession fertility rituals mana nature spirits ritual exorcism ritual masks ritual music sorcery taboo initiation rites spirit houses burial customs ritual fasting ritual dances trickster figures healing rituals ritual drumming ritual singing secret knowledge headhunting spirit mediums ritual feasting bridewealth ritual dancing rainmaking rituals ritual body painting death rituals spirit journeys ritual warfare ritual scarification ritual storytelling ritual tattooing ritual blessing mountain spirits land spirits ritual exchange ancestor skull veneration ancestor stones initiation into adulthood men's houses ritual canoe building ritual cursing ritual exchange of pigs ritual firewalking ritual gardens ritual kava drinking ritual mourning ritual shell money sea spirits taboo breaking yam cults |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
traditional Melanesian religions
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| gptkbp:includes |
cargo cults
spirit cults ancestor cults |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Austronesian beliefs
Papuan beliefs |
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:Melanesian_peoples
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islanders gptkb:Fijians gptkb:Kanaks gptkb:Papua_New_Guineans gptkb:Solomon_Islanders Melanesia Vanuatuans |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:modern_Melanesians
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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