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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| 格式: | Print 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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New York Oxford
Berghahn
2022
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| In: |
ASAO studies in pacific anthropology (volume 13)
Year: 2022 |
| 版: | First published |
| 丛编: | ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology
volume 13 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vanuatu
/ 宗教生活
/ 社会问题
/ 历史 201-2017
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Presbyterian Church (Vanuatu)
B Vanuatu 宗教 B Revivals (Vanuatu) History 21st century B Vanuatu Religious life and customs |
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| 总结: | "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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1800734646 |