A thousand eruptions: charismatic revival and the quest for metaphysical security in Melanesia 1970-1980
"This book describes the most significant religious development in Melanesian history, namely, the explosion of innumerable charismatic revival movements across the entire region during the 1970s. Bursting forth out of a religious context marked by colonial and mission domination, these intense...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney
Bloomsbury Academic
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | New directions in the anthropology of Christianity
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| Further subjects: | B
Evangelistic work (Melanesia)
B Revivals (Melanesia) B Second Advent |
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| Summary: | "This book describes the most significant religious development in Melanesian history, namely, the explosion of innumerable charismatic revival movements across the entire region during the 1970s. Bursting forth out of a religious context marked by colonial and mission domination, these intense eruptions powerfully and proudly showcased a brand new, local Christianity articulated as an ecstatic pursuit of the imminent Second Coming"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 214 Seiten, Karten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-350-49748-1 978-1-350-49752-8 |
