My God, my land : interwoven paths of Christianity and tradition in Fiji / Jacqueline Ryle.
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TextSeries: Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-PacificPublication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxxvi, 304 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - 9780754699705
- 0754699706
- 1283148927
- 9781283148924
- Christianity -- Fiji
- Christianity and culture -- Fiji
- Christianity and other religions -- Fiji
- Fiji -- Religion
- Fiji -- Church history
- Fiji -- Social life and customs
- Christianisme -- Fidji
- Christianisme -- Relations -- Fidji
- RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues
- RELIGION -- Christianity -- General
- Christianity
- Christianity and culture
- Interfaith relations
- Manners and customs
- Religion
- Fiji
- 261.099611 22
- BR1495.F5 R95 2010eb
- online - EBSCO
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-273) and index.
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.
Print version record.
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.

