Colonial 'reformation' in the Highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1892-1995

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University of Toronto Press, 1 jan. 2000 - 279 sidor

The To Pamona, the people of the highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, exhibit the effects of a complicated history of colonial contact. In this anthropological study, Albert Schrauwers examines the profound impact of a Dutch Protestant Mission on the religion and culture of the To Pamona.

Schrauwers reveals how a unique discourse on religion in the Netherlands was exported to its colony, Indonesia. The missionaries fostered a religious nationalism that ultimately transformed the region's cultural and political identity over the course of the subsequent century. The role of the church in Dutch and Indonesian affairs of state is established and the historical roots of this 'pillarization' are unearthed. Central to this phenomenon among the To Pamona, says Schrauwers, was the influence of Dutch missionary Albert C. Kruyt, who used ethnographic methods to impose upon the people a foreign religion and social structure.

Schrauwers has based his study on extensive archival research conducted in the Netherlands, as well as two years of field work in Sulawesi. He presents a dynamic view of the evolution of religious practice among the To Pomona, and brings new material to the scholarship on identity and religion in Indonesia.

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Colonial Incorporation
8
Elites and Fieldwork
23
Ethical Policy Missions and Imperialism in the Outer Islands
40
Animisme and Spiritisme
54
The Reformation
60
Church and State as Village Institutions
77
A Volkskerk in Transition
90
Sombori and Santina
104
Ritual Theory Ritual Practice
173
Dominance and the Protestant Worship Service
187
The Rationalization of Belief
197
The Construction of Ritual as Text
206
Church Discipline
214
Rationalizing Religion in Indonesia
225
PostColonial Discourses on Religion in Indonesia
237
What Next?
245

Kinship and the Household
116
Marriage Kinship and Posintuwu Networks
129
Posintuwu
145
Class and Marriage
160
BIBLIOGRAPHY
253
INDEX
273
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ALBERT SCHRAUWERS is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics.

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