The limits of meaning : case studies in the anthropology of Christianity / / edited by Matthew Engelke and Matt Tomlinson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Christianity and culture
Ethnology - Religious aspects - Christianity Meaning (Philosophy) - Religious aspects - Christianity |
ISBN | 0-85745-709-8 |
Classificazione | BE 3250 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Meaning, anthropology, Christianity / Matt Tomlinson and Matthew Engelke -- When silence isn't golden : charismatic speech and the limits of literalism / Simon Coleman -- Clarity and charisma : on the uses of ambiguity in ritual life / Matthew Engelke -- Rituals without final acts : prayer and success in World Vision Zimbabwe's humanitarian work / Erica Bornstein -- Nationalism and millenarianism in West Papua : institutional power, interpretive practice, and the pursuit of Christian truth / Danilyn Rutherford -- The limits of meaning in Fijian Methodist sermons / Matt Tomlinson -- Converting meanings and the meanings of conversion in Samoan moral economies / Ilana Gershon -- Dusty signs and roots of faith : the limits of Christian meaning in highland Bolivia / Andrew Orta -- Paranomics : on the semiotics of sacral action / James Faubion -- Afterword : on limits, ruptures, meaning, and meaninglessness / Joel Robbins. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787854603321 |
New York : , : Berghahn Books, , [2007] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The limits of meaning : case studies in the anthropology of Christianity / / edited by Matthew Engelke and Matt Tomlinson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Christianity and culture
Ethnology - Religious aspects - Christianity Meaning (Philosophy) - Religious aspects - Christianity |
ISBN | 0-85745-709-8 |
Classificazione | BE 3250 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Meaning, anthropology, Christianity / Matt Tomlinson and Matthew Engelke -- When silence isn't golden : charismatic speech and the limits of literalism / Simon Coleman -- Clarity and charisma : on the uses of ambiguity in ritual life / Matthew Engelke -- Rituals without final acts : prayer and success in World Vision Zimbabwe's humanitarian work / Erica Bornstein -- Nationalism and millenarianism in West Papua : institutional power, interpretive practice, and the pursuit of Christian truth / Danilyn Rutherford -- The limits of meaning in Fijian Methodist sermons / Matt Tomlinson -- Converting meanings and the meanings of conversion in Samoan moral economies / Ilana Gershon -- Dusty signs and roots of faith : the limits of Christian meaning in highland Bolivia / Andrew Orta -- Paranomics : on the semiotics of sacral action / James Faubion -- Afterword : on limits, ruptures, meaning, and meaninglessness / Joel Robbins. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819748703321 |
New York : , : Berghahn Books, , [2007] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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