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Pathways to heaven : contesting mainline and fundamentalist Christianity in Papua New Guinea /

Based around the case study of a single village in Papua New Guinea, 'Pathways to Heaven' examines the tensions, antagonisms and outright confrontations that can occur within local Christian communities upon the arrival of global versions of fundamentalism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jebens, Holger
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2005.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Pairundu. 1. Present-day culture ; 2. Traditional religion ; 3. Colonisation and missionisation ; 4. Catholics and Adventists
  • pt. II. Change and continuity. 5. Past and future changes ; 6. Adopting Christianity ; 7. The influence of the traditional religion
  • pt. III. Missionisation and modernisation. 8. Missionisation in Papua New Guinea ; 9. Fundamentalism as a response to modernity ; 10. Concluding remarks.