TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ryle,Jacqueline Lillian
TI  - My God, my land: interwoven paths of Christianity and tradition in Fiji 
T2  - Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
SN  - 9780754699705
AV  - BR1495.F5 R95 2010eb
U1  - 261.099611 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Farnham, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Fiji
KW  - Christianity and culture
KW  - Christianity and other religions
KW  - Christianisme
KW  - Fidji
KW  - Relations
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christian Life
KW  - Social Issues
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Interfaith relations
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Religion
KW  - Church history
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-273) and index; Cover; Contents; List of Maps and Figures; Series Editors' Preface: Woven Histories and Inter-Denominational Anthropology; Fijian Orthography and Pronunciation; Acknowledgements; Prologue: The Dust of Creation; Introduction Interwoven Representationsof Past and Present; 1 Paths Across Space and Time; 2 Healing the Land; 3 A Path of Mats: A Village Funeral in Nadroga; 4 Paths of Reciprocity; 5 Roots and Powerful New Currents:Redefining Christianity and Tradition; 6 Healing Brokenness: Catholic Charismatic Rites of Healing and Reconciliation; 7 The Dignity of Difference: Paths of Dialogue in DiversityBibliography; Appendix I Fiji; Appendix II Tables: Population and Religious Affiliation; Appendix III Glossary; Appendix IV Acronyms; Appendix V Funeral Exchanges as Described in Chapter 3; Appendix VI Interviews Conducted in Suva 1997-2005, Written Testimonies; Appendix VII Main Catholic Charismatic Events Attended 1998-2004; Appendix VIII Interfaith Search Fiji Meetings and Services Attended, Suva 1995-1997; A
N2  - Examining the complex and multifaceted phenomenon of Christianity in Fiji, this book reveals the deeply complex and often paradoxical dynamics and tensions between processes of change and continuity. The text draws upon extensive fieldwork in the region to consider the intertwining of people's beliefs
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