The religions of Oceania More than a quarter of the worlds religions are to be found in the regions of Australia Melanesia Micronesia and Polynesia together called Oceania. The Religions of Oceania is the first book to bring together up to date information on the great and changing variety of traditional religions in the Pacific zone. The book also deals with indigenous Christianity and its wide influence across the region and includes new religious movements generated by the responses of indigenous peoples to colonists and missionaries the best known of these being the `Cargo Cults of Melanesia. More than a quarter of the worlds religions are to be found in the regions of Australia Melanesia Micronesia and Polynesia together called Oceania. The Religions of Oceania is the first book to bring together up to date information on the great and changing variety of traditional religions in the Pacific zone. The book also deals with indigenous Christianity and its wide influence across the region and includes new religious movements generated by the responses of indigenous peoples to colonists and missionaries the best known of these being the `Cargo Cults of Melanesia.