RT Book
T1 Christian moderns: freedom and fetish in the mission encounter
T2 Anthropology of Christianity
T2 The Anthropology of Christianity Ser
A1 Keane, Webb 1955-
LA English
PP Berkeley, Calif London
PB University of California Press
YR 2007
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/646933833
AB Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, Webb Keane undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. Keane's analysis of their struggles over such things as prayers, offerings, and the value of money challenges familiar notions about agency. Through its exploration of language, ma
OP 323
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BV3340
SN 9780520246522
SN 0520246519
SN 0520246527
SN 9780520246515
K1 Sumbanese (Indonesian people) : Missions
K1 Sumbanese (Indonesian people) : Religion
K1 Fetishism : Indonesia : Sumba Island
K1 Christianity and culture : Indonesia : Sumba Island
K1 Christianity and other religions : Indonesia : Sumba Island
K1 Sumbanese (Indonesian people) : Rites and ceremonies
K1 Calvinists : Missions : Indonesia : Sumba Island : History
K1 Anthropology of religion : Indonesia : Sumba Island
K1 Electronic books
K1 Anthropology of religion ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
K1 Calvinists ; Missions ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island ; History
K1 Christianity and culture ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
K1 Christianity and other religions ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
K1 Sumbanese (Indonesian people) ; Missions
K1 Sumbanese (Indonesian people) ; Religion
K1 Sumbanese (Indonesian people) ; Rites and ceremonies
K1 Fetishism ; Indonesia ; Sumba Island
K1 Sumba Island (Indonesia) ; Religious life and customs
K1 Sumba Island (Indonesia) ; Social life and customs
K1 Sumba Island (Indonesia) : Religious life and customs
K1 Sumba Island (Indonesia) : Social life and customs