Christianity, Calamity, and Culture: The Involvement of Christian Churches in the 1998 Aitape Tsunami Disaster Relief

This paper considers the links between religion and disaster relief through a detailed case study of the activities of Christian churches following the Aitape tsunami of 1998 in northwest Papua New Guinea. Based on primary fieldwork data, we argue that Christian religion was central to the way in wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Contemporary Pacific 2004-09, Vol.16 (2), p.321-355
Hauptverfasser:	Fountain, Philip M, Kindon, Sara L, Murray, Warwick E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aid Business Children Christian missionaries Christian organizations Christianity Churches Disaster relief Disasters English language Faith Missionaries Natural disasters NGOs Nongovernmental organizations Pacific Region Pacific Rim Papua New Guinea Participation Pastors Provincial government Regional studies Religion Religious aspects Religious buildings Social aspects Spirituality Tok Pisin language Tsunami Tsunamis
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