noun
cargo cult
Refers to the Melanesian belief system in which ritual practices are performed in the hope of attracting material wealth delivered by supernatural means, often modeled after Western cargo shipments.
カーゴカルトは、太平洋戦争後にメラネシアで見られた信仰の一形態だ。
Cargo cults are a form of belief that appeared in Melanesia after the Pacific War.
Anthropologists studied the rituals of cargo cults in detail.