Gender, Christianity and Change in Vanuatu

Focusing on cultural change and the socio-political movements in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, this fascinating book uses both anthropological and historical analysis to examine the way the relationship between gender and Christianity has shaped processes of social change.

Auteur

Annelin Eriksen is Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Contenu

Gender, Christianity and change. Kinship, place and movement. Origin routes: historical and contemporary relocations on Ambrym. Women on the move. The loud and the silent stories: female agency and mission history. Women, churches and communities. From churches to councils and cults. On council, development and leadership. The social dynamics of Ambrym in a comparative perspective.