ISBN:
3-8258-9336-7
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978-3-8258-9336-1
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 392 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Göttinger Studien zur Ethnologie Band 16
Keywords:
Papua-Neuguinea Ethnie, Neuguinea
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Religion
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Christentum
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Mission, christliche
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Geschichte
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Religionsethnologie
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Tradition
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Akkulturation
Abstract:
This study explores the processes of Christianization among the Somaip, a linguistically divided but ritually united group of clans in the western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Based on ethnographic fieldwork from 1998 to 2000, it focuses on three major issues: (a) conversion motives, (b) the dynamics of 'indigenizing' Christianity, and (c) the negotiation of a new (Christian) identity. The analysis proceeds from an extensive reconstruction of pre-Christian concepts and ritual practices which are also situated in a wider regional context. It is only against this richly painted background of the ancestral religion that one can appreciate the distinctive vigour of current Somaip Christianity as it has been shaped by the creative blending of two religious traditions and the tensions and resonances perceived between them. (Umschlagtext)
Description / Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements -- A note on orthography -- Introduction -- Part One. Somaip Ancestral Religion - A Recontruction -- 1 Cosmological Orientation -- 2 Rituals -- 3 Synopsis of Themes -- Interlude. 4 Ip Tand - Stepping stone to Christianity -- Part Two. Lotu Anda - Becoming Christian -- 5 Colonial Interactions -- 6 lndigenizing Christianity -- 7 Conclusion -- Glossary of Karinj (Aklal Heneng) Terms -- Appendices. 1. The Somaip phratry and major Somaip groups in Honda (1998-2000). 2. The Somaip origin myth of Somaip Sam. 3. Digitalized recordings of Somaip narratives. 4. Religious affiliation in Papua New Guinea (1990 Census). 5. The beginnings of the Catholic Church in Honda. 6. Identification of plant and animal species. 7. Notable dates for the Karinj region 3-- References -- Index -- Figures -- Maps
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 370-390
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Dissertation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2005
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