Suffering and Christianity: conversion and ethical change among the Newars of Bhaktapur
This thesis argues that conversion to Christianity in the Nepali city of Bhaktapur is closely connected with ethical attitudes towards suffering in Bhaktapurian churches. This argument is situated within broader debates in the anthropology of Christianity. Anthropologists have debated the extent to...
Autors principals: | Gibson, I, Gellner, D, Sarró, R |
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Format: | Thesis |
Idioma: | English |
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2015
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