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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348240703321

Autore

Farhadian Charles E

Titolo

Christianity, Islam, and nationalism in Indonesia / / Charles E. Farhadian

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-134-24062-7

1-134-24063-5

1-280-25191-3

9786610251919

0-203-00755-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; ; 6

Classificazione

REL037000SOC008000SOC048000

Altri autori (Persone)

FarhadianCharles E. <1964->

Disciplina

305.8/99120951

Soggetti

Christianity - Indonesia

Islam - Indonesia

Religion and politics

Nationalism - Indonesia

Nationalism - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references  (p. [204]-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Conflicting visions and constructing identities; 2 The Western mission enterprise and the New Order's New Society; 3 Jayapura and transformations of the New Society; 4 Secularizing society; 5 The vision of the church; 6 The desecularization of Dani religiosity and identity; 7 Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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,