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Prophetic Histories : Time, Theology, and Theocracy in Solomon Islands.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Timmer, Jaap.
- Series:
- ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology Series
- ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology Series ; v.16
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berghahn Books 2025
- Summary:
- On Malaita in Solomon Islands, an evangelical Israelite-inspired movement centers on a distinctive time-consciousness that reads the historical past and present as prophetic signs of an imminent future. This book examines how these 'prophetic histories' interweave biblical narrative, theological reflection, local accounts, kastom practice, spiritual journeys and Old-Testament political theory.
- Contents:
- Prophetic Histories Figures Introduction: Sea of Revelations Chapter 1 - Pioneers of Prophecy Chapter 2 - Entering Malaita in the Time that Remains Chapter 3 - Kinshipping for Malaita's Deep History and Kingdom Chapter 4 - The Temporalization of Prophetic Histories Chapter 5 - Political Consequences Conclusion: Movement and Mystery
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-83695-272-4
- 9781836952725
- OCLC:
- 1553136591
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