The Shark God
Subtitle: encounters with ghosts and ancestors in the South Pacific
By: Charles Montgomery.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins; Harper
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Montgomery, Charles, 1968- -- Travel -- Melanesia; Melanesia -- Religious life and customs; Melanesia -- Description and travel
Description: Inspired by the memoirs of his great-grandfather, a missionary bishop, the author journeys to the South Pacific islands of Melanesia to explore the islanders' unique blend of Christianity mixed with sorcery and the shark spirits of their ancestors.
Notes: Originally published: The Last heathen. Vancouver, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, 2004.