Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 323 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780520939219
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0520939212
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9780520246522
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0520246527
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1433700069
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9781433700064
Serie:
The anthropology of Christianity 1
Inhalt:
Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, Webb Keane undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. Keane's analysis of their struggles over such things as prayers, offerings, and the value of money challenges familiar notions about agency. Through its exploration of language, ma
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index
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Religion's reach -- Beliefs, words, and selves -- Religion, culture, and the colonies -- Conversion's histories -- Umbu Neka's conversion -- Fetishism and the word -- Modern sincerity -- Materialism, missionaries, and modern subjects -- Text, act, objectifications -- Money is no object.
In:
EBL
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520246515
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0520246519
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Keane, Webb, 1955- Christian moderns Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007 ISBN 0520246519
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520246515
Sprache:
Englisch
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