Revitalization Movements and the Hope of Peace

Abstract. Anthropological analysis of religion, following Bronislaw Mahowski, is founded in empirical observational data gained at least in part by participant observation. Malinowski described religion as a “sociological charter” which is a “retrospective moral pattern of behavior,” constructed as...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Kehoe, Alice B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1986
In: Zygon
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Summary:Abstract. Anthropological analysis of religion, following Bronislaw Mahowski, is founded in empirical observational data gained at least in part by participant observation. Malinowski described religion as a “sociological charter” which is a “retrospective moral pattern of behavior,” constructed as a myth after the fact of behavior. Anthony F. C. Wallace's revitalization model provides the mechanism through which the Malinowskian charter is developed. Jack Wilson's Ghost Dance religion is briefly described as an example of a revitalization movement, and it is suggested that both contemporary peace movements and militant Christian movements are revitalization movements.
ISSN:1467-9744
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1986.tb00762.x