Christianity, Islam and Nationalism in Indonesia

by Charles E. Farhadian

Book Overview

Although over eighty percent of the country is Muslim, Indonesia is marked by an extraordinary diversity in language, ancestry, culture, religion and ways of life. This book focuses on the Christian Dani of West Papua, providing a social and ethnographic history of the most important indigenous population in the troubled province. It presents a fascinating overview of the Dani's conversion to Christianity, examining the social, religious and political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415359619
• ISBN13: 9780415359610
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"