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Marshallese also known as “Marshall Islanders” Pitek, Emily

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The Marshall Islanders (or Marshallese) are a group of people who live in settlements across the atolls and coral pinnacles of the Marshall Islands (now an independent country known as the Republic of the Marshall Islands). This entry focuses on the Jaluit Atoll ca. 1900. At this time the Marshall Islands were under German control. The Marshallese have been in contact with missionaries since the mid-nineteenth century. A detailed ethnographic account of the Marshallese religious beliefs prior to Christian influence was not recorded, so much of the available information is reconstructive. Most of the information concerning the Marshallese religion is in the form of myths. With this in mind, this entry only answers questions when information on everyday beliefs (rather than mythical accounts) of the natives is available.

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Title
Marshallese also known as “Marshall Islanders”
Creator
Pitek, Emily
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2018-09-05
Description
The Marshall Islanders (or Marshallese) are a group of people who live in settlements across the atolls and coral pinnacles of the Marshall Islands (now an independent country known as the Republic of the Marshall Islands). This entry focuses on the Jaluit Atoll ca. 1900. At this time the Marshall Islands were under German control. The Marshallese have been in contact with missionaries since the mid-nineteenth century. A detailed ethnographic account of the Marshallese religious beliefs prior to Christian influence was not recorded, so much of the available information is reconstructive. Most of the information concerning the Marshallese religion is in the form of myths. With this in mind, this entry only answers questions when information on everyday beliefs (rather than mythical accounts) of the natives is available.
Subject
Religion; Oceanic Religions; Micronesia; Syncretic Religions
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-12-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0375670
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/68015
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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