Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter

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Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter (The Anthropology of Christianity)

Across much of the postcolonial world, Christianity has often become inseparable from ideas and practices linking the concept of modernity to that of human emancipation. To explore these links, Webb Keane undertakes a rich ethnographic study of the century-long encounter, from the colonial Dutch East Indies to post-independence Indonesia, among Calvinist missionaries, their converts, and those who resist conversion. Keane's analysis of their struggles over such things as prayers, offerings, and the value of money challenges familiar notions about agency. Through its exploration of language, materiality, and morality, this book illuminates a wide range of debates in social and cultural theory. It demonstrates the crucial place of Christianity in semiotic ideologies of modernity and sheds new light on the importance of religion in colonial and postcolonial histories.

Country	USA
Author	Webb Keane
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520939219
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	329
PublicationDate	2007-01-03
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2006-12-15
Studio	University of California Press

Christian Moderns: Freedom and Fetish in the Mission Encounter (The Anthropology of Christianity)