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Sharma: From This World to the Next

Sharma, Bal Krishna:
From This World to the Next : Christian Identity and Funerary Rites in Nepal / Bal Krishna Sharma. - Eugene, Or. : Wipf & Stock, 2013. - ca. 268 S. - (Regnum Studies in Mission)
ISBN 978-1-62032-897-2
US$ 29,00
DDC: 305.675496; 203.88095496

Beschreibung
This book explores and analyses funerary rite struggles in a nation where Christianity is a comparatively recent phenomenon, and many families have Christian and Hindu, Buddhist and Traditionalist (kiranti) members, who go through traumatic experiences at the death of their family members. The context of mixed affiliation raises questions of social, psychological and religious identity for Christian converts, which are particularly acute after a death in their family. Using empirical research, the focus is on the question of adaptation and identity in relation to church life, within the familial and social sphere of individual Christians and within the wider society in which they live, particularly with reference to death and disposal. The author has used an applied theological approach to explore and analyse the findings in order to address the issue of funerary rites with which the Nepalese church is struggling. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Preface. ix
Abbreviations. xi
Foreword. xiii
Background. 1
Funerary Rites in Nepal. 21
Jewish-Christian Funerary Rites. 49
Christianity in Nepal and Christian Identity. 69
Case Studies. 99
Interviews of Christians from Hindu Background. 121
Interviews of Christians from Buddhist, Traditionalist and Christian Backgrounds. 143
The Implications of Identity Factors. 171
Conclusions. 195
Glossary. 203
Bibliography. 207
Index. 229

Autor
Rev. Dr. BAL KRISHNA SHARMA is the Principal of Nepal Theological College in Kathmandu, Nepal and has been in the Christian Ministry since 1981. He studied at Southern Asia Bible College (Bangalore), Union Biblical Seminary (Pune), Serampore University (West Bengal), Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu), and at the University of Wales. He serves as Chairman of Nepal Christian Society, Nepal Bible Society and Association for Theological Education in Nepal, and is a visiting faculty at Southern Asia Bible College, South Asian Institute of Advanced Christian Studies, Bangalore. He has published a book, many articles, and chapters in books, and has translated about 50 books in Nepali Language. Faculty page.

Quellen: Wipf and Stock; WorldCat; Bookbutler
Bildquelle: Wipf and Stock
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