Critical Christianity: Translation and Denominational Conflict in Papua New Guinea Volume 16
(Part of the The Anthropology of Christianity Series)
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In Critical Christianity, Courtney Handman analyzes the complex and conflicting forms of sociality that Guhu-Samane Christians of rural Papua New Guinea privilege and celebrate as "the body of Christ." Within Guhu-Samane churches, processes of denominational schism-long relegated to the secular study of politics or identity-are moments of critique through which Christians constitute themselves and their social worlds. Far from being...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520283767
ISBN13:9780520283763
Release Date:November 2014
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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