Fields of the Lord: Animism, Christian Minorities, and State Development in Indonesia 9780824862527
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Language and Orthography
Introduction
1. Before and After Religion
2. Highland Places and Peoples
3. Precolonial Polities, Exchange, and Early Colonial Contact
4. Onward Christian Soldiers: The Salvation Army in Sulawesi
5. Precolonial Cosmology and Christian Consequences
6. Sacrificial Dialogues and Christian Ritual Qualifications
7. The Powers of the Word
8. Constructing a Godly New Order
9. Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
