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Pockets full of mistakes: the personal consequences of religious change in a Toraja village
Oceania • 58 • Published In 1988 • Pages: 275-289
By: Hollan, Douglas.
Abstract
In this paper, Hollan analyses the consequences of religious change in a Toraja village of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. He describes how Toraja villagers traditionally define and respond to alternatives suggested by Christianity. Hollan argues that in studies of religious change there needs to be a measure of the perceived 'fit' between old and new religious conceptions. He also believes that the ways that individuals use cultural symbols and institutions to order and make sense of their everyday experience is another important factor in studies of religious change.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ronald N. Johnson ; 1995
- Field Date
- 1982-1983
- Coverage Date
- 1982-1983
- Coverage Place
- south Celebes, Indonesia
- Notes
- Douglas Hollan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-289)
- LCCN
- 38017490
- LCSH
- Toraja (Indonesian people)