{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F038f5a77-a754-4e65-8965-5027eaacf873","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Cargo Cults: Actually a Thing? - Ep 191\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/038f5a77-a754-4e65-8965-5027eaacf873\"></iframe>","title":"Cargo Cults: Actually a Thing? - Ep 191","description":"First used to describe religious movements that emerged in Melanesia following contact with Allied military personnel in World War II, cargo cults are sects and ritualized behaviors intended to summon outsiders (and their stuff) back and bring about a new age. We\u2019ll explore theories for why they come about, discuss some examples of cargo cults in the traditional definition, and consider what parallels might exist in other cultures.\nInterested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot!\nConnect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging\nInterested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info.\nLinks\n\nCargo cults (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology)\n\nHow \u201cCargo Cult\u201d Is Born: Scientific Angle on an Old Subject (Pacific Islands Monthly, via Trove)\n\n50 Years Ago: Cargo Cults of Melanesia (Scientific American)\n\nThe Cargo Cults (Air Force Magazine)\n\nStrange Stories of John Frum (Cargo Cult, via JSTOR)\n\nIn John They Trust (Smithsonian Magazine)\n\n'Cargo Cults' and the Prince Philip Movement (CenSAMM)\n\nPrince Philip: the unlikely but willing Pacific deity (The Guardian)\n\nPrince Philip: The Vanuatu tribes mourning the death of their 'god' (BBC News)\n\nCargo Cult Science (Caltech Library)\n\nContact\nEmail the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com\nArchPodNet\n\nAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com\n\n\nAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet\n\n\nAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet\n\n\nTee Public Store\n\nAffiliates\n\nWildnote\n\nTeePublic\n\nTimeular\n\nMotion","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/dddd1215-eeb0-4139-b885-732091a9088a/uploads-2f1612927465714-puvwh93kw2-3b3c967815ee02703f7cfe1c7eed.jpg"}