Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals): A Study in Polynesian Paganism and Conversion to Christianity. - Tapa dura

Firth, Raymond

 
9780415694704: Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals): A Study in Polynesian Paganism and Conversion to Christianity.
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ISBN 10: 0415694701 ISBN 13: 9780415694704
Editorial: Routledge, 2011

Sinopsis

Originally published in 1970, this book represents a unique study of beliefs and ritual practices in a pagan religion, and of the processes by which a transformation to Christianity took place.

Christianity came to the major islands of Polynesia nearly two centuries ago, and within a couple of generations, the traditional pagan religion had disappeared. Only a few remote islands such as Tikopia preserved their ancient cults.

Over eighty years ago, the author first observed and took part in these pagan rites, and on later visits he studied the change from paganism to Christian faith. Unique in its rich documentation, this book presents a systematic account of the traditional beliefs in gods and spirits and of the way in which these were fused with the social and political structure. The causes and dramatic results of the conversion to Christianity are then described, ending with an examination of the religious situation at the time of the book’s original publication.

The book is both a contribution to anthropology and a case study in religious history. It completes the major series of studies of Tikopia society for which the author is famous. It gives the first full account of a Polynesian religious system in a state of change.

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Raymond Firth

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0415694701
ISBN 13 
9780415694704
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
432
Contacto del fabricante
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24
München
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Alemania

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780415694711: Rank and Religion in Tikopia (Routledge Revivals): A Study in Polynesian Paganism and Conversion to Christianity.

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ISBN 10:  041569471X ISBN 13:  9780415694711
Editorial: Routledge, 2012
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