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Blood, Bones and Spirit - Aboriginal Christianity in an East Kimberley Town (Paperback) Loot Price: R785
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Blood, Bones and Spirit - Aboriginal Christianity in an East Kimberley Town (Paperback): Heather McDonald

Blood, Bones and Spirit - Aboriginal Christianity in an East Kimberley Town (Paperback)

Heather McDonald

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In this fascinating and beautifully written book, Heather McDonald examines Aboriginal people's experiences of colonialism and post-colonialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Blood, Bones and Spirit analyses how Aboriginal people have appropriated Biblical stories of land inheritance, expansion and loss in order to make sense of their own dispossession and to construct a history of colonisation in the Kimberley. It investigates the embodiment of Christianity by Aboriginal people through their appropriation of Christ's body - his blood, bones and spirit - in order to replenish and heal their own colonised bodies. Finally, it is a local study of Christianisation in a small East Kimberley town, set within a broader enquiry into the Christianisation of European peoples and cultures. Aboriginal Christians are repossessing the land and reclaiming a traditional, earth-bound, world-immanent spirituality. These Aboriginal understandings of colonisation (including missionisation) and Aboriginal ways of interpreting and understanding Christianity offer a unique contribution to the reconciliation process.

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Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Country of origin: Australia
Release date: February 1998
First published: May 2002
Authors: Heather McDonald
Dimensions: 229 x 157 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 978-0-522-84981-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General
Books > Christianity
LSN: 0-522-84981-4
Barcode: 9780522849813

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