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Christian politics in Oceania /
The phrase ""Christian politics"" evokes two meanings: political relations between denominations in one direction, and the contributions of Christian churches to debates about the governing of society. The contributors to this volume address Christian politics in both senses and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Berghahn Books,
2013.
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| Colección: | ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ;
v. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The phrase ""Christian politics"" evokes two meanings: political relations between denominations in one direction, and the contributions of Christian churches to debates about the governing of society. The contributors to this volume address Christian politics in both senses and argue that Christianity is always and inevitably political in the Pacific Islands. Drawing on ethnographic and historical research in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji, the authors argue that Christianity and politics have redefined each other in much of Oceania in ways that make the two categories i. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 235 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857457455 0857457454 |