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Christianity and animism in Melanesia : four approaches to gospel and culture / Kenneth Nehrbass.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Pasadena, CA : William Carey Library, c2012.Description: xx, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780878084074
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.2/9925 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2620.M4 N44 2012
Contents:
Folk religion for the Bible and early church fathers -- Folk religion and modern anthropology -- Kastom and knowledge -- Cosmology (ghosts and spirits) -- Magic and "goodness" -- Healing "badness" -- Ethics and taboos -- Cargoism -- Ritual -- Mission history and the integration of Kastom and Christianity -- The gospel-response axis -- The cultural-integration axis -- Mixers, transplanters, contextualizers, and separators.
Item type: Books
Holdings
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BL 2620 .M4 N44 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA22398 Available AUA22398

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-199) and index.

Folk religion for the Bible and early church fathers -- Folk religion and modern anthropology -- Kastom and knowledge -- Cosmology (ghosts and spirits) -- Magic and "goodness" -- Healing "badness" -- Ethics and taboos -- Cargoism -- Ritual -- Mission history and the integration of Kastom and Christianity -- The gospel-response axis -- The cultural-integration axis -- Mixers, transplanters, contextualizers, and separators.