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Matt Tomlinson - Christian Politics in Oceania (Asao Studies in Pacific Anthropology) - 9780857457462 - V9780857457462
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Christian Politics in Oceania (Asao Studies in Pacific Anthropology)

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Description for Christian Politics in Oceania (Asao Studies in Pacific Anthropology) Hardcover. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 259 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight: 470.

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 inseparable at any level of analysis. The individual chapters vividly illuminate ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857457462
SKU
V9780857457462
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Ref
99-15

About Matt Tomlinson
Matt Tomlinson is currently an ARC Future Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific.

Reviews for Christian Politics in Oceania (Asao Studies in Pacific Anthropology)
“A key strength of the volume is its broad conception of ‘Christian politics’, understood both as the relations between Christian groups and the articulation between Christianity and wider societal structures… Its attention to scale, denominational difference and to the histories of colonial and postcolonial state formation in the region will provide a useful basis for further comparative work on Christian ... Read more

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