The Resource Christian moderns : freedom and fetish in the mission encounter, Webb Keane
Christian moderns : freedom and fetish in the mission encounter, Webb Keane
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- Summary
- "Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, Webb Keane undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. Keane's analysis of their struggles over such things as prayers, offerings, and the value of money challenges familiar notions about agency. Through its exploration of language, materiality, and morality, this book illuminates a wide range of debates in social and cultural theory. It demonstrates the crucial place of Christianity in semiotic ideologies of modernity and sheds new light on the importance of religion in colonial and postcolonial histories."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 323 pages
- Contents
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- Religion's reach
- Beliefs, words, and selves
- Religion, culture, and the colonies
- Conversion's histories
- Umbu Neka's conversion
- Fetishism and the word
- Modern sincerity
- Materialism, missionaries, and modern subjects
- Text, act, objectifications
- Money is no object
- Isbn
- 9780520246522
- Label
- Christian moderns : freedom and fetish in the mission encounter
- Title
- Christian moderns
- Title remainder
- freedom and fetish in the mission encounter
- Statement of responsibility
- Webb Keane
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, Webb Keane undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. Keane's analysis of their struggles over such things as prayers, offerings, and the value of money challenges familiar notions about agency. Through its exploration of language, materiality, and morality, this book illuminates a wide range of debates in social and cultural theory. It demonstrates the crucial place of Christianity in semiotic ideologies of modernity and sheds new light on the importance of religion in colonial and postcolonial histories."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Keane, Webb
- Dewey number
- 306.666425986
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The anthropology of Christianity
- Series volume
- 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Missions
- Missions, Dutch
- Calvinism
- Religion and culture
- Conversion
- Netherlands
- Indonesia
- Label
- Christian moderns : freedom and fetish in the mission encounter, Webb Keane
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Religion's reach -- Beliefs, words, and selves -- Religion, culture, and the colonies -- Conversion's histories -- Umbu Neka's conversion -- Fetishism and the word -- Modern sincerity -- Materialism, missionaries, and modern subjects -- Text, act, objectifications -- Money is no object
- Control code
- ocm70114550
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 323 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520246522
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)70114550
- Label
- Christian moderns : freedom and fetish in the mission encounter, Webb Keane
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-314) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Religion's reach -- Beliefs, words, and selves -- Religion, culture, and the colonies -- Conversion's histories -- Umbu Neka's conversion -- Fetishism and the word -- Modern sincerity -- Materialism, missionaries, and modern subjects -- Text, act, objectifications -- Money is no object
- Control code
- ocm70114550
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 323 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520246522
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)70114550
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