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oapen-20.500.12657-242892024-03-22T19:23:21Z Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia Farhadian, Charles E. west papua western mission indonesian state kenelm burridge morning star thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRP Islam thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSR Social groups: religious groups and communities Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian Dani of West Papua, providing a social and ethnographic history of the most important indigenous population in the troubled province. It presents a fascinating overview of the Dani’s conversion to Christianity, examining the social, religious and political uses to which they have put their new religion. Based on independent research carried out over many years among the Dani people, the book provides an abundance of new material on religious and political events in West Papua. Underlining the heart of Christian-Muslim rivalries, the book questions the fate of religion in late-modern times. 2019-11-21 13:56:36 2020-04-01T09:54:05Z 2020-04-01T09:54:05Z 2005 book 1005842 OCN: 437162216 9780415359610;9780415546690;9781134240630;9781134240623;9781134240586 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24289 eng Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005842.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781134240630 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203007556 10.4324/9780203007556 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415359610;9780415546690;9781134240630;9781134240623;9781134240586 open access
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Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian Dani of West Papua, providing a social and ethnographic history of the most important indigenous population in the troubled province. It presents a fascinating overview of the Dani’s conversion to Christianity, examining the social, religious and political uses to which they have put their new religion. Based on independent research carried out over many years among the Dani people, the book provides an abundance of new material on religious and political events in West Papua. Underlining the heart of Christian-Muslim rivalries, the book questions the fate of religion in late-modern times.
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