Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian Dani of West Papua, providing a social and ethnographic history of the most important indigenous population in the troubled province. It presents a fascinating overview of the Dani's conversion to Christianity, examining the social, religious and political uses to which they have put their new religion. Based on independent research carried out over many years among the Dani people, the book provides an abundance of new material on religious and political events in West Papua. Underlining the heart of Christian-Muslim rivalries, the book questions the fate of religion in late-modern times.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415359610
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95011639
Product Key Features
Book Title
Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia
Author
Charles E. Farhadian
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Beliefs
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
238 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
567g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Charles E. Farhadian
Series Title
Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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