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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Опубликовано в: :ASAO studies in pacific anthropology
Главный автор: Bratrud, Tom (Автор)
Формат: Print
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: New York Oxford Berghahn 2022
В: ASAO studies in pacific anthropology (volume 13)
Год: 2022
Редактирование:First published
Серии журналов/журналы:ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology volume 13
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Vanuatu / Религиозная жизнь / Социальная проблема / История (мотив) 201-2017
Индексация IxTheo:KBN Черная Африка
Другие ключевые слова:B Presbyterian Church (Vanuatu)
B Vanuatu Религия
B Revivals (Vanuatu) History 21st century
B Vanuatu Religious life and customs
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Итог:"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"--
Примечание:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1800734646