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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Published in:American anthropologist 1995-12, Vol.97 (4), p.722-732
Main Author: VELZEN, H. U. E. THODEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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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Summary: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