Preserving bodies, saving souls: Religious incongruity in a Northern Malagasy mining town
This article discusses the manifestation of incongruent religious ideals in a northern Malagasy sapphire mining community. It focuses particularly on how members of an Evangelical Christian congregation and long-time resident animists of the place interpret one another's practices, and on how t...
| Published in: | Journal of religion in Africa |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2002
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Africa
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| Further subjects: | B
Case study
B Social conflict B Protestant Church B Animism B Religion B Christianity B Religious organization |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the manifestation of incongruent religious ideals in a northern Malagasy sapphire mining community. It focuses particularly on how members of an Evangelical Christian congregation and long-time resident animists of the place interpret one another's practices, and on how these interpretations reflect a fundamental disparity in how they understand the material world that they share. It argues that the conflict that has emerged between them can only be understood in light of this significant disparity. (J Relig Afr/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4200 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Africa
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