Priests, witches and power : popular Christianity after mission in Southern Tanzania /
In this book, Maia Green explores contemporary Catholic practice in a rural community of Southern Tanzania, and discusses how Christianity has come to have widespread acceptance in Southern Tanzania in the historical context of colonial mission. It will appeal to scholars and students of anthropolog...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ;
110. |
| Online-Zugang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120312 |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Preface; 1 Global Christianity and the structure of power; 2 Colonial conquest and the consolidation of marginality; 3 Evangelisation in Ulanga; 4 The persistence of mission; 5 Popular Christianity; 6 Kinshipand the creation of relationship; 7 Engendering power; 8 Women's work; 9 Witchcraft suppression practices and movements; 10 Matters of substance; Notes; References; Index.