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Christianity and animism in Melanesia : four approaches to gospel and culture / Kenneth Nehrbass.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pasadena, CA : William Carey Library, c2012.Description: xx, 225 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780878084074
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 261.2/9925 23
LOC classification:
  • BL2620.M4 N44 2012
Contents:
Folk religion for the Bible and early church fathers -- Folk religion and modern anthropology -- Kastom and knowledge -- Cosmology (ghosts and spirits) -- Magic and "goodness" -- Healing "badness" -- Ethics and taboos -- Cargoism -- Ritual -- Mission history and the integration of Kastom and Christianity -- The gospel-response axis -- The cultural-integration axis -- Mixers, transplanters, contextualizers, and separators.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BL 2620 .M4 N44 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA22398 Available AUA22398

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-199) and index.

Folk religion for the Bible and early church fathers -- Folk religion and modern anthropology -- Kastom and knowledge -- Cosmology (ghosts and spirits) -- Magic and "goodness" -- Healing "badness" -- Ethics and taboos -- Cargoism -- Ritual -- Mission history and the integration of Kastom and Christianity -- The gospel-response axis -- The cultural-integration axis -- Mixers, transplanters, contextualizers, and separators.