Fire on the Island
Fear, Hope and a Christian Revival in Vanuatu

By (author) Tom Bratrud

ISBN13: 9781836950608

Imprint: Berghahn Books

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 01/05/2025

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Description
In 2014, the island of Ahamb in Vanuatu became the scene of a startling Christian revival movement led by thirty children with ‘spiritual vision’. However, it ended dramatically when two men believed to be sorcerers and responsible for much of the society’s problems were hung by persons fearing for the island’s future security. Based on twenty months of ethnographic fieldwork on Ahamb between 2010 and 2017, this book investigates how upheavals like the Ahamb revival can emerge to address and sometimes resolve social problems, but also carry risks of exacerbating the same problems they arise to address.
List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Text Introduction: Fear, Hope and Social Movements Chapter 1. Life and Death Chapter 2. Love and Land Chapter 3. The Revival Begins Chapter 4. Gender and Integrity Chapter 5. Spiritual War Chapter 6. Crises and Reconciliations Chapter 7. Hope, Blame and New Possibility Conclusion Appendix Glossary References Index
  • Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
  • Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict
  • Professional & Vocational
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