Islam and Cultural Change in Papua New Guinea by Scott Flower - 9781138776357

Taylor & Francis

Islam and Cultural Change in Papua New GuineaAuthor(s): Scott Flower\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138776357, 978-1138776357\nSynopsis\nScholars of religion and policy makers may be surprised at the changes occurring on the second largest island of the world that straddles one of the most Christianised and least Christianised areas of the world. This book provides an accurate and deeper understanding of the nature of Islam in Papua New Guinea, and determines the causes and processes of recent growth in the countrys Muslim population. \n\nCombining ethnographic, sociological and historical approaches to understanding Islams growth in Papua New Guinea, the book uses extensive fieldwork, interviews and archival records to look at the establishment, institutionalization and growth of Islam in a country that is predominantly Christian. It analyses the causes and processes of conversion, and presents a new analytica.