Priests, witches and power :
Green, Maia.
Priests, witches and power : popular Christianity after mission in Southern Tanzania / Maia Green. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (xiii, 180 pages) : maps. - Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 110 . - Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 110. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-167) and index.
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.
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.
0511066007 9780511066009 0511068131 9780511068133
Catholic Church--History--Tanzania--Ulanga District--20th century.
Catholic Church.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Ulanga District (Tanzania)--Church history--20th century.
Ulanga District (Tanzania)--Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
BX1682.T35 / G74 2003eb
306.6/8267825
Priests, witches and power : popular Christianity after mission in Southern Tanzania / Maia Green. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (xiii, 180 pages) : maps. - Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 110 . - Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 110. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-167) and index.
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.
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.
0511066007 9780511066009 0511068131 9780511068133
Catholic Church--History--Tanzania--Ulanga District--20th century.
Catholic Church.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Ulanga District (Tanzania)--Church history--20th century.
Ulanga District (Tanzania)--Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
BX1682.T35 / G74 2003eb
306.6/8267825
