The religions of Oceania
More than a quarter of the world's religions are to be found in the regions of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, together called Oceania. The Religions of Oceania is the first book to bring together up-to-date information on the great and changing variety of traditional religions...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York
Routledge
1995
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In: | Year: 1995 |
Reviews: | The Religions of Oceania. Tony Swain , Garry Trompf (1997) (Parmentier, Richard J.)
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Edition: | 1. publ. |
Series/Journal: | Library of religious beliefs and practices
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Australia
/ Religion
B Oceania / Religion B Neuguinea / Indigenous peoples / Australian Aborigines / Maori / Religion |
Further subjects: | B
Australia Religion
B Australia Religion B Religion B Oceania Religion B Oceania Religion B Oceania |
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Summary: | More than a quarter of the world's religions are to be found in the regions of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, together called Oceania. The Religions of Oceania is the first book to bring together up-to-date information on the great and changing variety of traditional religions in the Pacific zone. The book also deals with indigenous Christianity and its wide influence across the region, and includes new religious movements generated by the responses of indigenous peoples to colonists and missionaries, the best-known of these being the `Cargo Cults' of Melanesia. - More than a quarter of the world's religions are to be found in the regions of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, together called Oceania. The Religions of Oceania is the first book to bring together up-to-date information on the great and changing variety of traditional religions in the Pacific zone. The book also deals with indigenous Christianity and its wide influence across the region, and includes new religious movements generated by the responses of indigenous peoples to colonists and missionaries, the best-known of these being the `Cargo Cults' of Melanesia. |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | 244 S., Kt. |
ISBN: | 0415060184 |