Christian moderns :: freedom and fetish in the mission encounter /

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 Eas...

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1. Verfasser: Keane, Webb, 1955-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:Anthropology of Christianity ; 1.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index.
ISBN:9780520939219
0520939212
9780520246522
0520246527
1433700069
9781433700064

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