ANTH10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ranongga, Christian Fundamentalism, Liberal Christianity
13 Aug 2020
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Solomon islands (ranongga island) prior to conversion 1910s-1930s. Interactions with spirits of dead ancestors (tomete) are not marked by awe and fear; they are extension of kin relationships. Other categories of being (tamaza) were more distance in time and more dangerous. A monument was created for the 100th year since the first missionary came to the shore. The graves of the missionary, his mother" and her son the last chief from the time of darkness". Disjuncture: from darkness" to light" / light=christianity. Continuity: lingering ancestral presence and graves/shrines that anchor people in place. The relation between kastom" and christianity focus on reflection and struggle. Is this syncretism? (attempting to combining and uniting different religions) Yes, if we take syncretism as normal state of religious affairs. Not only do different religions" meld into one another in practice, but diversity exists within so-called religions". Liberal christianity / fundamentalist christianity / pentecostalism. Reform islam / islamic fundamentalism / sufism.
