Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines by Fenella Cannell

Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines by Fenella Cannell

What kind of reciprocity exists between unequal partners? How can a 'culture' which makes no attempt to defend unchanging traditions be understood as such? In the Christian Philippines, inequalities - global and local - are negotiated through idioms of persuasion, reluctance and pity. Fenella Cannell's study suggests that these are the idioms of a culture which does not need to represent itself as immutable. Her account of Philippine spirit-mediumship, Catholicism, transvestite beauty contests, and marriage in Bicol calls for a reassessment of our understanding of South-East Asian modernity. Combining a strong theoretical interest in the anthropology of religion with a broader comparative attention to recent developments in South-East Asian studies, she offers a powerful alternative to existing interpretations of the relationship between culture and tradition in the region and beyond. This book addresses not only South-East Asianists, but all those with an interest in the anthropology of religion and post-colonial cultures. Power and Intimacy in the Christian Phillipines has won the Harry J. Benda prize for 2001.

'This ethnography by Fenella Cannell is a well-written, well-presented, finely crafted piece of work' The Journal of Asian Studies
'Cannell's book is a most welcome contribution.' Anthropos
'… a meticulous, intricate and thought-provoking ethnographic study …' Aseasuk News

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ISBN 13	9780521641470
ISBN 10	0521641470
Title	Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines
Author	Fenella Cannell
Series	Cambridge Studies In Social And Cultural Anthropology
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1999-03-18
Number of pages	342
Prizes	Winner of Harry J. Benda Prize 2001
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