Revenants That Cannot Be Shaken: Collective Fantasies in a Maroon Society

All societies possess and cherish group fantasies, programs of travels through imaginary space. Although such culturally shaped flights of the imagination influence collective behavior, they are neither an acknowledged part of public discourse nor coterminous with "implicit" or "cover...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American anthropologist 1995-12, Vol.97 (4), p.722-732
1. Verfasser:	VELZEN, H. U. E. THODEN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	America Anthropology Collective behavior Collective Representation Deities Divinity Emotions Ethnology Fantasy Fantasy fiction Folklore Generalities Group identity Maroons Men Myth Myths Native peoples Oracles Priests Prophets Religion, magic, witchcraft Religions, beliefs, worships Religious rituals Social Determination of Meaning Social structure Spirits Spiritualism Surinam Suriname Traditional Societies Witchcraft
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Zusammenfassung:	All societies possess and cherish group fantasies, programs of travels through imaginary space. Although such culturally shaped flights of the imagination influence collective behavior, they are neither an acknowledged part of public discourse nor coterminous with "implicit" or "covert" culture. Two strikingly different fantasies of Suriname's Maroons reveal the main dimensions of collective fantasies.
ISSN:	0002-7294 1548-1433
DOI:	10.1525/aa.1995.97.4.02a00140