The Polynesian Iconoclasm

The Polynesian Iconoclasm
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : 9781782384144
ISBN-13 : 1782384146
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Book Synopsis The Polynesian Iconoclasm by : Jeffrey Sissons

Download or read book The Polynesian Iconoclasm written by Jeffrey Sissons and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within little more than ten years in the early nineteenth century, inhabitants of Tahiti, Hawaii and fifteen other closely related societies destroyed or desecrated all of their temples and most of their god-images. In the aftermath of the explosive event, which Sissons terms the Polynesian Iconoclasm, hundreds of architecturally innovative churches — one the size of two football fields — were constructed. At the same time, Christian leaders introduced oppressive laws and courts, which the youth resisted through seasonal displays of revelry and tattooing. Seeking an answer to why this event occurred in the way that it did, this book introduces and demonstrates an alternative “practice history” that draws on the work of Marshall Sahlins and employs Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus, improvisation and practical logic.


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