Peter Lawrence (anthropologist)

Peter Lawrence (anthropologist)

Peter Lawrence (1921–1987) was a British-born Australian anthropologist and pioneer in the study of Melanesian religions. He is noted for his work on cargo cults. [MacDonald, Mary N. "Lawrence, Peter." "Encyclopedia of Religion". Ed. Lindsay Jones. Vol. 8. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 5379-5380.]

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