Priests, witches and power : popular Christianity after mission in Southern Tanzania / Maia Green.

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Green, Maia

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 110.Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 180 pages) : mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511066007
9780511066009
0511068131
9780511068133
0521621895
9780521621892
0511178735
9780511178733

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Priests, witches and power.DDC classification:

306.6/8267825 22

LOC classification:

BX1682.T35 G74 2003eb

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Preface; 1 Global Christianity and the structure of power; 2 Colonial conquest and the consolidation of marginality; 3 Evangelisation in Ulanga; 4 The persistence of mission; 5 Popular Christianity; 6 Kinshipand the creation of relationship; 7 Engendering power; 8 Women's work; 9 Witchcraft suppression practices and movements; 10 Matters of substance; Notes; References; Index.

Summary: In this book, Maia Green explores contemporary Catholic practice in a rural community of Southern Tanzania, and discusses how Christianity has come to have widespread acceptance in Southern Tanzania in the historical context of colonial mission. It will appeal to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology and African Studies.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-167) and index.

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In this book, Maia Green explores contemporary Catholic practice in a rural community of Southern Tanzania, and discusses how Christianity has come to have widespread acceptance in Southern Tanzania in the historical context of colonial mission. It will appeal to scholars and students of anthropology, sociology and African Studies.

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