TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eriksen,Annelin
TI  - Gender, Christianity and change in Vanuatu: an analysis of social movements in North Ambrym 
T2  - Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
SN  - 0754672093
AV  - HN935.A95 E75 2007
U1  - 305.4867099595 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Aldershot, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Social change
KW  - Vanuatu
KW  - Ambrym
KW  - Women
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Ambrym (Vanuatu)
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-186) and index; A note on language -- Gender, Christianity and Change -- Kinship, Place and Movement -- Origin Routes -- Women on the Move -- The Loud and the Silent Stories -- Women, Churches and Communities -- From Churches to Councils and Cults -- On Council, Development and Leadership -- The social Dynamics of Ambrym in a Comparative Perspective
N2  - "Focusing on cultural change and the socio-political movements in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, this book uses both anthropological and historical analysis to examine the way the relationship between gender and Christianity has shaped processes of social change." "Based on extensive research conducted over decades, it is one of the few books available to focus on Vanuatu and on the impact of Christianity in Melanesia more generally; as well as on the significance of gender relations in understanding these developments." "Providing a model for understanding and comparing processes of change in small-scale societies, the book will appeal to scholars and students interested in the ethnography of Melanesia and in issues related to contemporary cultural change and gender more generally."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -