The Last Heathen : Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia Product Form:Paperback / softback TRV006000-TRAVEL / Canada / General

TRV006000-TRAVEL / Canada / General

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The Last Heathen : Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia Product Form:Paperback / softback TRV006000-TRAVEL / Canada / GeneralDescription In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery, followed the bishop's route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy. Montgomery explored remote shores where gospel and empire never took hold. He rubbed shoulders with