Fire on the island: fear, hope and a Christian revival in Vanuatu
"In 2014, the island of Ahamb in Vanuatu became the scene of a startling Christian revival movement led by thirty children with 'spiritual vision'. However, it ended dramatically when two men believed to be sorcerers and responsible for much of the society's problems were hung by...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
New York Oxford
Berghahn
2022
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ASAO studies in pacific anthropology (volume 13)
Ano: 2022 |
| Edição: | First published |
| Coletânea / Revista: | ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology
volume 13 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Vanuatu
/ Vida religiosa
/ Problemas sociais
/ História 201-2017
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| Classificações IxTheo: | KBN África subsaariana |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Presbyterian Church (Vanuatu)
B Vanuatu Religião B Revivals (Vanuatu) History 21st century B Vanuatu Religious life and customs |
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| Resumo: | "In 2014, the island of Ahamb in Vanuatu became the scene of a startling Christian revival movement led by thirty children with 'spiritual vision'. However, it ended dramatically when two men believed to be sorcerers and responsible for much of the society's problems were hung by persons fearing for the island's future security. Based on twenty months of ethnographic fieldwork on Ahamb between 2010 and 2017, this book investigates how upheavals like the Ahamb revival can emerge to address and sometimes resolve social problems, but also carry risks of exacerbating the same problems they arise to address"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1800734646 |