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Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited. Fine with no dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 1553650727 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall .
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The Last Heathan: Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia Tapa blanda - 2004
de Charles Montgomery
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When Charles Montgomery was ten years old, he stumbled upon the memoirs of his great-grandfather, a seafaring missionary in the South Pacific. Poring over the faint text and faded pictures, he was entranced by the world of black magic and savagery the bishop described, and couldn't help but wonder what drove the Victorian to risk his life among people who had shot, drowned, or clubbed to death so many of his predecessors.Twenty years later and a century after that journey, Montgomery sets out for the reefs and atolls of Melanesia in search of the very spirits and myths the missionaries had sought to destroy. He retraces his ancestor's path through the far-flung islands, exploring the bond between faith and magic, the eerie persistence of the spirit world, and the heavy footprints of Empire.What he discovers is a world of sorcery and shark worship, where the lines between Christian and pagan rituals are as blurred as the frontiers of fact, fantasy, and faith. After confrontations with a bizarre cast of cult leaders, militants, and mystics, the author, in his quest for ancient magic, is led to an island in crisis -- and to a new myth with the power to destroy or to save its people forever.Alternately terrifying, moving, and hilarious, with overtones of Melville and Conrad, The Shark God is Montgomery's extraordinary and piercingly intelligent account of both Melanesia's transformation and his own. This defiantly original blend of history and memoir, anthropology and travel writing, marks the debut of a singular new talent.
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- Título The Last Heathan: Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia
- Autor Charles Montgomery
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 314
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Fecha de publicación September 2004
- ISBN 9781553650720 / 1553650727
- Dewey Decimal Code 919.5
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Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Vancouver, BC, 2004. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 314 pages. Light wear to pictorial wrappers, small stain to top edge, else a very neat, tight copy. Record # 452934
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Douglas & McIntyre, 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good/N/a. French flaps. Very clean and tight.
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Douglas & McIntyre, 2004-09-01. Paperback. Good.
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The Last Heathen: Encounters With Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 5; signed by Charles Montgomery on the title page with no inscription; French flaps edition; a solid, clean copy in collectable condition..
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