The Fixed and the Fickle: Religion and Identity in New Zealand
Jan 2006 · Religion and Identity Book 1 · Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
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This volume describes the effect of religion on the identity of the native Maoris and Pakehas (white settlers in New Zealand. The description is woven around the idea that the fixed (identity) is constantly "unglued" by the fickle (change). The Maori charismatic movements are seen as attempts to absorb the devastating effects of Pakeha incursion into a viable system of meaning. Yet the white white settlers, too, had to tame the discontinuities with the past and the ravages of cultural change. Religion is seen to be at the forefront of the struggle to defend and reinforce the boundaries around the variety of identities.
In presenting his thesis, the author has brought together a wide range of information—other anthropological and sociological studies, historical accounts, official statements, and religious census data. The volume will be of interest to students of sociology, anthropology, and religion.
About the author
Hans J. Mol holds the Ph.D. degree in sociology from Columbia University, New York. He has taught at Canterbury University in New Zealand and is now professor in the Religious Studies Department of McMaster University. His best-known books are Religion in Australia, Western Religion, and Identity and the Sacred.
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