Transforming mortuary rituals in "Christian" Oceania: Post-mission cemeteries from Aniwa, Vanuatu


Journal article


James L Flexner, Brianna Muir, Stuart Bedford, Frederique Valentin, Denise Elena, David Samoria
The Journal of the Polynesian Society, vol. 129(3), Polynesian Society Wellington, NZ, 2020, pp. 303-326

DOI: dx.doi.org/10.15286/jps.129.3.303-326

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Flexner, J. L., Muir, B., Bedford, S., Valentin, F., Elena, D., & Samoria, D. (2020). Transforming mortuary rituals in "Christian" Oceania: Post-mission cemeteries from Aniwa, Vanuatu. The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 129(3), 303–326. https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.15286/jps.129.3.303-326


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Flexner, James L, Brianna Muir, Stuart Bedford, Frederique Valentin, Denise Elena, and David Samoria. “Transforming Mortuary Rituals in &Quot;Christian&Quot; Oceania: Post-Mission Cemeteries from Aniwa, Vanuatu.” The Journal of the Polynesian Society 129, no. 3 (2020): 303–326.


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Flexner, James L., et al. “Transforming Mortuary Rituals in &Quot;Christian&Quot; Oceania: Post-Mission Cemeteries from Aniwa, Vanuatu.” The Journal of the Polynesian Society, vol. 129, no. 3, Polynesian Society Wellington, NZ, 2020, pp. 303–26, doi:dx.doi.org/10.15286/jps.129.3.303-326.


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@article{flexner2020a,
  title = {Transforming mortuary rituals in "Christian" Oceania: Post-mission cemeteries from Aniwa, Vanuatu},
  year = {2020},
  issue = {3},
  journal = {The Journal of the Polynesian Society},
  pages = {303-326},
  publisher = {Polynesian Society Wellington, NZ},
  volume = {129},
  doi = {dx.doi.org/10.15286/jps.129.3.303-326},
  author = {Flexner, James L and Muir, Brianna and Bedford, Stuart and Valentin, Frederique and Elena, Denise and Samoria, David}
}

This article developed from undergraduate research conducted while on fieldwork in Vanuatu in 2018. Field survey of cemeteries on the island produced evidence of changing cultural practices after the arrival of Christian Missionaries in the 1800s. Broadly, changes reflect indigenous adaptation of introduced grave forms that occurred decades after the conversion of Aniwans to Christianity in the 1860s.

Research themes: Integrative approaches 

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