An archaeology of early Christianity in Vanuatu: kastom and religious change on Tanna and Erromango, 1839 - 1920

Religious change is at its core a material as much as a spiritual process. Beliefs related to intangible spirits, ghosts, or gods were enacted through material relationships between people, places, and objects. The archaeology of mission sites from Tanna and Erromango islands, southern Vanuatu (form...

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Main Author: Flexner, James Lindsey (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Acton, ACT ANU Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Series/Journal:Terra Australis v. 44
Further subjects:B RELIGION ; Christian Ministry ; Missions
B Christian antiquities (Vanuatu)
B Eromanga (Vanuatu) Church history 19th century
B Tanna Island (Vanuatu) Church history 20th century
B Archaeology and religion
B Tanna Island (Vanuatu) Church history 19th century
B Vanuatu ; Eromanga
B Vanuatu ; Tanna Island
B Eromanga (Vanuatu) Church history 20th century
B Vanuatu
B Archaeology and religion (Vanuatu)
B Tanna Island (Vanuatu)
B Christian antiquities
B Electronic books
B Church History
B Eromanga (Vanuatu)
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