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Christianity, Islam, and nationalism in Indonesia
Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian Dani of West Papua, providing a social and ethnographic history of the most important indigenous popu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York , N.Y. :
Routledge,
2005.
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| Colección: | Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ;
6. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian Dani of West Papua, providing a social and ethnographic history of the most important indigenous population in the troubled province. It presents a fascinating overview of the Dani's conversion to Christianity, examining the social, religious and political uses to which they have put their new religion.Based on independent research carried out over many years among the Dani people, |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-228) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1134240635 9781134240630 1280251913 9781280251917 9786610251919 6610251916 0203007557 9780203007556 9780415359610 0415359619 9781134240586 1134240589 9781134240623 1134240627 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |