Traditional religion in Kwara’ae, Solomon Islands

Description:

Since the Kwara’ae people of Malaita became Christians, most have forgotten how their ancestors prayed or worshipped in former times. This booklet summarises what I learned about their traditional religion from research as an anthropologist during the 1980s and ‘90s. By this time nearly everyone had joined the Christian churches but there were still many elders who remembered living by the traditional religion or had researched it from others who had done so. More than a generation later, most of these elders are now dead, so I am writing this to preserve and pass on some of their knowledge to their descendants and others who may be interested in Kwara’ae traditional religion.

Display date:

1980s - 1990s

Location:

Solomon Islands

Collections:

Solomon Islands National Museum

Content partner:

Solomon Islands National Museum

Availability:

Online