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The Christianity of Culture: Conversion, Ethnic Citizenship, and the Matter of Religion in Malaysian Borneo (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)
Liana Chua
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Hardcover. Explores the intricate entwinement of religion, 'culturalism,' and ethnic politics, using as its lens a contemporary Bidayuh community in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; HRC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
In this richly contextualized study, Liana Chua explores how a largely Christian Bidayuh community has been reconfiguring its relationship to its old animist rituals through the trope and politics of "culture." Placing her ethnography in dialogue with developments in the nascent anthropology of Christianity, Chua argues that such efforts at "continuity speaking" are the product not only of Malaysian cultural politics, but also of conversion and Christianity itself. This book invites scholars to rethink the nature and scope of conversion, as well as the multifarious, yet distinctive, forms that Christianity can take.
In this richly contextualized study, Liana Chua explores how a largely Christian Bidayuh community has been reconfiguring its relationship to its old animist rituals through the trope and politics of "culture." Placing her ethnography in dialogue with developments in the nascent anthropology of Christianity, Chua argues that such efforts at "continuity speaking" are the product not only of Malaysian cultural politics, but also of conversion and Christianity itself. This book invites scholars to rethink the nature and scope of conversion, as well as the multifarious, yet distinctive, forms that Christianity can take.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230120464
SKU
V9780230120464
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About Liana Chua
Liana Chuais a lecturer in Anthropology at Brunel University.
Reviews for The Christianity of Culture: Conversion, Ethnic Citizenship, and the Matter of Religion in Malaysian Borneo (Contemporary Anthropology of Religion)
"An excellent portrait of a mode of Christianity as minoritization and flight from state attempts to fix identity, ethnicity, and culture.This book is well worth attending to even for those working outside of either Christianity or Southeast Asia as a region." - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 'The task Liana Chua sets herself in this carefully ... Read more