Title My God, my land : interwoven paths of Christianity and tradition in Fiji / Jacqueline Ryle.

Publication Info.	Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
	©2010

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Description	1 online resource (xxxvi, 304 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series	Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
	Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-273) and index.
Summary	Examining the complex and multifaceted phenomenon of Christianity in Fiji, this book reveals the deeply complex and often paradoxical dynamics and tensions between processes of change and continuity. The text draws upon extensive fieldwork in the region to consider the intertwining of people's beliefs.
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Contents	Cover; Contents; List of Maps and Figures; Series Editors' Preface: Woven Histories and Inter-Denominational Anthropology; Fijian Orthography and Pronunciation; Acknowledgements; Prologue: The Dust of Creation; Introduction Interwoven Representationsof Past and Present; 1 Paths Across Space and Time; 2 Healing the Land; 3 A Path of Mats: A Village Funeral in Nadroga; 4 Paths of Reciprocity; 5 Roots and Powerful New Currents:Redefining Christianity and Tradition; 6 Healing Brokenness: Catholic Charismatic Rites of Healing and Reconciliation.
	7 The Dignity of Difference: Paths of Dialogue in DiversityBibliography; Appendix I Fiji; Appendix II Tables: Population and Religious Affiliation; Appendix III Glossary; Appendix IV Acronyms; Appendix V Funeral Exchanges as Described in Chapter 3; Appendix VI Interviews Conducted in Suva 1997-2005, Written Testimonies; Appendix VII Main Catholic Charismatic Events Attended 1998-2004; Appendix VIII Interfaith Search Fiji Meetings and Services Attended, Suva 1995-1997; A.
Subject	Christianity -- Fiji.
	Christianity and culture -- Fiji.
	Christianity and other religions -- Fiji.
	Fiji -- Religion.
	Fiji -- Church history.
	Fiji -- Social life and customs.
	RELIGION -- Christian Life -- Social Issues.
	RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
	Christianity. (OCoLC)fst00859599
	Christianity and culture. (OCoLC)fst00859660
	Interfaith relations. (OCoLC)fst01353343
	Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
	Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
	Fiji. (OCoLC)fst01208479
Genre/Form	Church history. (OCoLC)fst01411629
Other Form:	Print version: Ryle, Jacqueline Lillian. My God, my land. Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010 9780754679882 (DLC) 2010924841 (OCoLC)573219223
Standard No.	9786613148926
ISBN	9780754699705 (electronic bk.)
	0754699706 (electronic bk.)

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