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Christian moderns : freedom and fetish in the mission encounter /
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 Eas...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Anthropology of Christianity ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520939219 0520939212 9780520246522 0520246527 1433700069 9781433700064 |