Cargo Cults w/ Lamont Lindstrom

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🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Lamont Lindstrom is an Emeritus Professor and former Chair of Anthropology, at the University of Tulsa, where he also served as Associate Dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. Lindstrom has taught courses in sociolinguistics and anthropology at Rhodes College, Memphis, the University of Papua New Guinea, and UC Berkeley. Lamont has long-term research interests in Vanuatu and other Melanesian countries and has written several books on these subjects, his latest book “Tanna Times: Islanders in the World” was published in 2021. He is also the author of the fascinating book about the phenomenon of Cargo Cults entitled, “Cargo Cult: Strange Stories of Desire from Melanesia and Beyond” Professor Lindstrom has had many visiting fellowships throughout his academic career including at the East-West Center in Honolulu, The Center for Pacific Islands Studies at The University of Hawaii, and The MacMillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at Canterbury University. In this fascinating and educational conversation, Professor Lindstrom explains some of the common misconceptions of "Cargo Cults" and describes the cultural landscape of Pacific island communities throughout the 20th century up until today. Throughout the discussion, Rachel points out the commonalities and differences between "Cargo Cults" and modern religious movements through an anthropological lens provided by Lamont. Before You Go: Rachel explains the inherent vulnerability of isolated communities that seek meaning in nearly everything and warns of the dangers of magical thinking. You can download Lamont's book "Tanna Times" for free here: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42982 All of Rachel's free informational PDF documents are available here: www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/pdf.html All of Rachel's video lectures are available for purchase here: rachelbernsteintherapy.com/videos.html To help support the show monthly and get bonus episodes, shirts, and tote bags, please visit: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Prefer to support the IndoctriNation show with a one-time donation? Use this link: www.paypal.me/indoctrination Connect with us on Social Media: Twitter: twitter.com/_indoctrination Facebook: www.facebook.com/indoctrinationpodcast Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com/@indoctrinationpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/indoctrinationpodcast/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/rachelbernsteinlmft You can always help the show for free by leaving a rating on Spotify or a review on Apple/ iTunes. It really helps the visibility of the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Welcome to indoctrination, a weekly conversation series about protecting yourself from systems of control.
0:11.1	I'm your host, Rachel Bernstein.
0:13.7	Hi, everybody.
0:15.2	As some of you may know, over the past couple of years, I've done several webinars and video lectures on a variety of
0:21.7	topics that also come up on this podcast. There is unfortunately a lack of qualified therapists
0:27.6	who specialize in working with cult survivors and their concerned family members. And since I can
0:33.3	only see a finite number of clients myself, I wanted to share insights from my 30-plus years of
0:39.4	doing this work with as many people as possible. So, in pursuit of that goal, I've made all of my
0:45.9	recent video lectures available on my website, rachel Bernsteintherapy.com. You can find a link to the
0:52.4	page in the show notes of this episode.
0:54.8	There you'll find my lecture from the most recent conference of the International
0:59.3	Cultic Studies Association, my quote, living in freedom, unquote, series for survivors
1:05.6	and their family members, and my recent lecture entitled, Why Did I Stay?
1:13.7	Which examines the many reasons that people have difficulty leaving high control groups. We plan on adding more video lectures in the near
1:20.6	future. So if you have topics you'd like to hear me cover, please feel free to reach out to us and make
1:26.0	suggestions.
1:42.4	I wanted to do a special shout-out to our many listeners of the last few podcasts in Canada, in Australia, Russia, and New Zealand.
1:48.5	Again, be in touch if you're from any of those areas.
1:52.2	I want to let us know what the interest is in your country or in your heart.
2:00.3	And for this week, our special guest is Lamont Lindstrom.
2:04.9	He's an emeritus professor and former chair of anthropology at the University of Tulsa,
2:11.0	where he also served as Associate Dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences.
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