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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Main Author: Keane, Webb 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley, Calif London University of Californiarnia Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:Review: Webb Keane Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2007. 336 pages. ISBN: 978-0520246522 (2011) (Tan, Jason Richard)
Series/Journal:Anthropology of Christianity
The Anthropology of Christianity Ser v.1
Further subjects:B Sumbanese (Indonesian people) ; Religion
B Sumba Island (Indonesia) Social life and customs
B Christianity and other religions ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
B Fetishism (Indonesia) (Sumba Island)
B Sumbanese (Indonesian people) ; Missions
B Sumbanese (Indonesian people) Missions
B Christianity and culture (Indonesia) (Sumba Island)
B Calvinists Missions (Indonesia) (Sumba Island) History
B Anthropology of religion ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
B Calvinists ; Missions ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island ; History
B Anthropology of religion (Indonesia) (Sumba Island)
B Sumba Island (Indonesia) Religious life and customs
B Christianity and culture ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
B Sumbanese (Indonesian people) Rites and ceremonies
B Sumbanese (Indonesian people) Religion
B Sumbanese (Indonesian people) ; Rites and ceremonies
B Electronic books
B Christianity and other religions (Indonesia) (Sumba Island)
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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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0520246527