| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The anthropology of Christianity ; 1 |
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Anthropology of Christianity ; 1.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
EBL |
| Subject |
Missions -- Indonesia -- History
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Missions, Dutch -- History
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Calvinism -- Comparative studies
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Religion and culture.
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Conversion -- Christianity.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology of Religion.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Calvinism
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Conversion -- Christianity
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Missions
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Missions, Dutch
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Religion
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Religion and culture
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| SUBJECT |
Netherlands -- Religion
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Indonesia -- Religion
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Indonesia
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Netherlands
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| Genre/Form |
Comparative studies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006019220 |
| 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 |
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