Animism And Christianity In A South Pacific Society
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Animism And Christianity In A South Pacific Society
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Author : Kenneth Nehrbass
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-03-01
Animism And Christianity In A South Pacific Society written by Kenneth Nehrbass and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with categories.
Traditional religion on Tanna (Vanuatu) comprises a number of elements that are characteristic of animism. Early missionaries to Tanna deemed Christianity to be incompatible with traditional religion and attempted, with limited success, to displace it with Christianity. However, with the rise of cargo cults, nationalism, and the enculturation of the church in the mid-twentieth century, many Tannese began to consider Christianity and traditional religion as two roads to the same end. More denominations have since arrived, each idiosyncratic in its response to traditional religion. Some have leaned toward syncretism; others have dismissed outright much of the indigenous culture along with kastom, proscribing practices associated with animism, but not attempting to address the underlying animistic worldview. Still others have made a more conscious effort to contextualize Christianity, avoiding both separatism and syncretism.This research uncovers how Christians from animistic backgrounds decide which aspects of kastom to relinquish and which to retain. What distinguishes kastom-retainers from kastom-relinquishers? Alternately, what is the allure of the churches that are more accepting of traditional religionInterviews were conducted with members of numerous denominations in order to develop a grounded theory that suggests twenty factors that contribute to four ecclesiastical approaches toward animism on Tanna: mixing, separating, transplanting, and contextualizing. This study contributes to an ongoing discussion among church leaders in Vanuatu about animism, syncretism, and contextualization. While missionaries on other continents may find that Tannese Christians' responses toward animism diverge from their own contexts, the model for integrating Gospel and culture in this study may help church leaders to develop their own context-specific approach toward animism.
Christianity And Animism In Melanesia
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Author : Kenneth Nehrbass
language : en
Publisher: William Carey Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02-26
Christianity And Animism In Melanesia written by Kenneth Nehrbass and has been published by William Carey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-26 with Religion categories.
In this book, Kenneth Nehrbass examines the interaction between traditional or animistic religion (called kastom) and Christianity in Vanuatu. First, he briefly outlines major anthropological theories of animism, then he examines eight aspects of animism on Tanna Island and shows how they present a challenge to Christianity. He traces the history of Christianity on Tanna from 1839 to the present, showing which missiological theories the various missionaries were implementing. Nehrbass wanted to find out what experiences in the lives of the islanders distinguished those who left traditional religion behind from those who held on to it. In the end, he contends that there are twenty factors of gospel response and cultural integration that determine whether an animistic background believer will be a mixer, separator, transplanter, or contextualizer.
Animism In Southeast Asia
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Author : Kaj Arhem
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-19
Animism In Southeast Asia written by Kaj Arhem and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-19 with Social Science categories.
Animism refers to ontologies or worldviews which assign agency and personhood to human and non-human beings alike. Recent years have seen a revival of this concept in anthropology, where it is now discussed as an alternative to modern-Western naturalistic notions of human-environment relations. Based on original fieldwork, this book presents a number of case studies of animism from insular and peninsular Southeast Asia and offers a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon – its diversity and underlying commonalities and its resilience in the face of powerful forces of change. Critically engaging with the current standard notion of animism, based on hunter-gatherer and horticulturalist societies in other regions, it examines the roles of life forces, souls and spirits in local cosmologies and indigenous religion. It proposes an expansion of the concept to societies featuring mixed farming, sacrifice and hierarchy and explores the question of how non-human agents are created through acts of attention and communication, touching upon the relationship between animist ontologies, world religion, and the state. Shedding new light on Southeast Asian religious ethnographic research, the book is a significant contribution to anthropological theory and the revitalization of the concept of animism in the humanities and social sciences.
Explaining The Practice Of Elevating An Ancestor For Veneration
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Author : George Shakwelele
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2023-06-13
Explaining The Practice Of Elevating An Ancestor For Veneration written by George Shakwelele and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-13 with Religion categories.
The Bisa people of Nabwalya, Zambia love their culture and gladly celebrate all their traditional festivals. This book presents exciting research into Kusefya pa ngena, rituals through which the Bisa elect ancestors for veneration. The Bisa speak freely of how their belief in ancestor veneration does not conflict with their worship of God. For them, the two work hand in hand. Traditional practices are considered vital to the community because they enhance life, reinforce cultural values, and explain life events. Those questioned said ancestor veneration should continue because it benefits current and future generations. For example, their most celebrated ancestor, Kabuswe Yombwe, when petitioned, provides rain and a good harvest for the community. People affirmed that rain fell each time they petitioned Kabuswe. One woman, who is married to an elder in a Pentecostal church, vowed not to give up ancestor veneration, to which she attributed the healing of her son and daughter. She pledged her allegiance to both Jesus Christ and to her family's ancestors. In another story, an ancestor appears in a dream to an expectant woman demanding that her child be given a feminine name. The mother obeys to avoid the child being born with a sickness . . .
Christianity In Oceania
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Author : John Barker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Christianity In Oceania written by John Barker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Christianity categories.
Christianity And Animism In Taiwan
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Author : Alan Frederick Gates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Christianity And Animism In Taiwan written by Alan Frederick Gates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Religion categories.
Communicating Christ In Animistic Contexts
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Author : Gailyn Van Rheenen
language : en
Publisher: William Carey Library
Release Date : 1991
Communicating Christ In Animistic Contexts written by Gailyn Van Rheenen and has been published by William Carey Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Religion categories.
Whether in New Age mysticism, occultism, Haitian voodooism, Chinese ancestor veneration, or Japanese Shintoism, animistic beliefs are widespread, even today. Gailyn Van Rheenen presents a rigorous, biblical, theological, and anthropological foundation for ministering in animistic contexts.
Melanesian Religion
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Author : G. W. Trompf
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1991-04-26
Melanesian Religion written by G. W. Trompf and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Am invariable guide and analysis to pressing issues of religious and Soviet change in the Pacific.
Fields Of The Lord
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Author : Lorraine V. Aragon
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2000-06-01
Fields Of The Lord written by Lorraine V. Aragon and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-01 with Religion categories.
Religious and ethnic violence between Indonesia's Muslims and Christians escalated dramatically just before and after President Suharto resigned in 1998. In this first major ethnographic study of Christianization in Indonesia, Aragon delineates colonial and postcolonial circumstances contributing to the dynamics of these contemporary conflicts. Aragon's ethnography of Indonesian Christian minorities in Sulawesi combines a political economy of colonial missionization with a microanalysis of shifting religious ideology and practice. Fields of the Lord challenges much comparative religion scholarship by contending that religions, like contemporary cultural groups, be located in their spheres of interaction rather than as the abstracted cognitive and behavioral systems conceived by many adherents, modernist states, and Western scholars. Aragon's portrayal of "near-tribal" populations who characterize themselves as "fanatic Christians" asks the reader to rethink issues of Indonesian nationalism and "modern" development as they converged in President Suharto's late New Order state. Through its careful documentation of colonial missionary tactics, unexpected postcolonial upheavals, and contemporary Christian narratives, Fields of the Lord analyzes the historical and institutional links between state rule and individuals' religious choices. Beyond these contributions, this ethnography includes captivating stories of Salvation Army "angels of the forest" and nationally marginal but locally autonomous dry-rice and coffee farmers. These Salvation Army "soldiers" make Protestantism work on their own ecological, moral, and political turf, maintaining their communities and ongoing religious concerns in the difficult terrain of the Central Sulawesi highlands.
Tradition And Christianity
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Author : Ben Burt
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1994
Tradition And Christianity written by Ben Burt and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.