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A NEW RELIGIOUS CULT IN FIJI 1

A NEW RELIGIOUS CULT IN FIJI 1 Names, but not the facts, have been changed. A NEW CULT IN FIJI When I reached Nakausele, Kelevi seemed, at least in effect, to have the influence of Turaga ni Koro, With other chiefs he paid me the honour of celebrating the Fijian i sevusevu ceremony. Nearly five years ago, at midnight in the village of Vunisei, Kelevi Nawai had been shown into the house where I was to spend the night. His attendants seated themselves near him on the mats and Kelevi faced me with a tabua (whale's tooth) in evidence in his side pocket. The approach was with the customary Fijian courtesy and ceremony, after which he said something like this: "You see Kelevi, sir, but Kelevi is just the waqawaqa (envelope, vessel, container). It is really Jesus Christ who is speaking to you. I have a tabua here and I wish to make a request. I want permission to preach in Methodist churches in Kadavu." The tooth was not accepted. Its acceptance would have involved an obligation to accede to the request. Not long after that incident, Kelevi forwarded to me an exercise book containing a lengthy statement concerning his own person and his powers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oceania Wiley

A NEW RELIGIOUS CULT IN FIJI 1

Cato, A. C.
Oceania , Volume 18 (2) – Dec 1, 1947
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© 1947 The University of Sydney
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0029-8077
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1834-4461
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10.1002/j.1834-4461.1947.tb00470.x
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Names, but not the facts, have been changed. A NEW CULT IN FIJI When I reached Nakausele, Kelevi seemed, at least in effect, to have the influence of Turaga ni Koro, With other chiefs he paid me the honour of celebrating the Fijian i sevusevu ceremony. Nearly five years ago, at midnight in the village of Vunisei, Kelevi Nawai had been shown into the house where I was to spend the night. His attendants seated themselves near him on the mats and Kelevi faced me with a tabua (whale's tooth) in evidence in his side pocket. The approach was with the customary Fijian courtesy and ceremony, after which he said something like this: "You see Kelevi, sir, but Kelevi is just the waqawaqa (envelope, vessel, container). It is really Jesus Christ who is speaking to you. I have a tabua here and I wish to make a request. I want permission to preach in Methodist churches in Kadavu." The tooth was not accepted. Its acceptance would have involved an obligation to accede to the request. Not long after that incident, Kelevi forwarded to me an exercise book containing a lengthy statement concerning his own person and his powers.

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Oceania – Wiley

Published: Dec 1, 1947

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