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

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.8/99120951
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - Indonesia; Islam - Indonesia; Religion and politics; Nationalism - Indonesia; Nationalism - Religious aspects
• Altri autori: FarhadianCharles E. <1964->
• 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Christianity, Islam, and nationalism in Indonesia
• ISBN: 1-134-24062-7; 1-134-24063-5; 1-280-25191-3; 9786610251919; 0-203-00755-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910348240703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; ; 6.