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Leadership et Cargo cult: l'irrésistible ascension de JTPS Moïse

Hours Bernard. 1976. Journal de la Société des Océanistes.
Leadership et Cargo cult: l'irrésistible ascension de JTPS Moïse
ARTICLE, (1976 ) - PUBLISHEDVERSION - Français (fr-FR)
Journal de la Société des Océanistes
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Audience : RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS
Journal de la Société des Océanistes
Sujet
ANTHROPOLOGIE, SOCIETE TRADITIONNELLE, CULTE, MOUVEMENTS SOCIAUX, SYNCRETISME, IDENTITE SOCIALE, BIOGRAPHIE, CULTE DU CARGO, NAGRIAMEL, MOSES JTPS, STEVENS JIMMY, BIG MAN
Domaines
Sociologie, Anthropologie, Histoire, Sciences Sociales
Description

Based on a life story recorded by Jimmy Stevens himself, this article discusses Nagriame1 leadership. Famous in the Pacific area as a personage, J.T.P.S. Moses lead Nagriamel’s destiny until 1964 from land struggle to politics and secessionism. Using a psychological and sociological approach, the author presents Moses as a creature of the New Hebrides Condominium, as a syncretic leader looking for cultural identity (being a half cast) : then he analyses Moses’ leadership as traditional big-man behaviour, with the main emphasis on prestige investment and followers or clientele. From a theoretical point of view, it appears that Moses is an example of personal success inside a cultural context which permits his success. He seems to be the bearer of a cultural message from the “men bush”; but used in the New Hebrides colonial context in a way which is mainly concerned with personal interest. Having no message himself, Moses is more an example of leadership in a modern Melanesian social movement than a charismatic leader.

Mots-clés
Langue
Français (fr-FR)
Auteurs
Hours, Bernard
Contributeurs
Sources
Journal de la Société des Océanistes, 1976, 32 (51-52), p. 207-231.
Couverture
MELANESIE, NOUVELLES HEBRIDES
Nom du journal
Journal de la Société des Océanistes