Pulotu
Database of Austronesian Religions
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Austronesian population | Absent: No evidence of human occupation prior to Austronesian settlement | Bellwood 1995: 109 |
| Christian influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence but in a region where contact is likely (No evidence of Christian influence on supernatural belief, but culture is known to have had (or is likely to have had) contact with Christian societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Davenport 1969: 156 |
| Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Hindu or Buddhist societies at or prior to to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: Map 2.21 |
| (Low) contact with other societies (SCCS v 787) | Frequent, through trade, warfare, travel, etc. (e.g. yearly or most years) | Davenport 1969: 156, 161 |
| Islamic influence on supernatural belief | No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact (No evidence of Islamic influence on supernatural belief, and culture is unlikely to have had contact with Islamic societies at or prior to the time focus in question.) | Cribb 2000: Map 2.23 |
| Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km) | 0.9 | Calculator 2014; Davenport 1969 |
| Distance to nearest continent (km) | 2134 | Calculator 2014; Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude of culture’s location (°) | 166.3 | Davenport 1969 |
| Latitude of culture’s location (°) | -10.3 | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Number of islands inhabited by culture | Four or more | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Island type (island with largest culture population or largest island if unknown) | Atoll (an oceanic low island of coral origin, e.g. Ulithi) | Davenport 1969: 151-152 |
| Maximum elevation (meters) | 46 | Davenport 1969 |
| Island Size (km²) | 22 | 2014; Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Estimate of culture population size at relevant time focus | 3000 | Davenport 1969 |
| Importance of Matrilateral descent (V.2) | High (Matrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, and is more important than any other form of descent.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Importance of Patrilateral descent (V.2) | Medium (Patrilateral descent plays an important role in determining social status and / or group membership, but is not the most important form of descent.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Polygamy (SCCS 861) | Limited polygyny (< 20% of married males) | Davenport 1969 |
| Marital residence (SCCS 69) | Patrilocal or virilocal - with husband's kin | Davenport 1969 |
| Estimated population of largest political community | 99 or fewer | Davenport 1969 |
| Political Authority | Sublocal (encompasses a group larger than the household but smaller than the local community) | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| (No) conflict (social or political) within the local community (SCCS v 767) | Endemic (Conflict is frequent, is often violent, and is a pervasive aspect of daily life, e.g. feuding). | Davenport 1969 |
| (No) external warfare (with other societies) (SCCS v 774) | Rare or never | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Metalworking | Absent | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Animal husbandry as a source of food | Minor | Davenport 1969 |
| Land-based hunting performed by individuals | Absent | Davenport 1969 |
| Land-based hunting performed by one or more groups | Absent | Davenport 1969 |
| Agriculture / Horticulture | Major (one of the most important sources of food) | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Trade / wage labour as a source of food | Major | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Use of force in conversion | Low (most communities adopted the new religion either voluntarily or due to pressure from other communities of the same culture) | Davenport 1969 |
| Adoption of a world religion | Present and predominant (At one time or another during the post-contact period, at least 75% of the indigenous population practiced a world religion.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Resident missionary involvement in conversion process | Present, and from non-Austronesian societies (Resident foreign missionaries, at least one of whom was from a non-Austronesian society, played an important role in the conversion process.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Syncretic religious movements | Absent | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign education systems | High (At one time or another during the post-contact period over 75% of children received some at least a basic non-indigenous education.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Foreign government systems | Present, and of high importance (At one time or another during the post-contact period the culture was subject to a foreign government system that controlled most important decisions.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Exportation of goods to other cultures | Present and substantial (At one time or another during the post-contact period, exports were a primary focus of economic activity for over 10% of the population.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Question | Response | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Loss of autonomy during postcontact period | High (On at least one occasion during the post-contact period, the culture came under the political dominance of a foreign power, and this event resulted in considerable loss of autonomy.) | Davenport 1969 |
| Nature of loss of autonomy – voluntary vs. forced | Largely voluntary (Autonomy was ceded either voluntarily or as a result of pressure from other members of the same culture, without the threat of external force being necessary.) | Davenport 1969 |