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Today, most indigenous Fijians are Christians, and the Methodist Church is the foundation of their social and political lives. Yet, as this thought-provoking study of life on rural Kadavu Island finds, Fijians also believe that their ancestors possessed an inherent strength that is lacking in the present day. Looking in particular at the interaction between the church and the traditional chiefly system, Matt Tomlinson finds that this belief about the superiority of the past provokes great anxiety, and that Fijians seek ways of recovering this strength through ritual and political action—Christianity itself simultaneously generates a sense of loss and the means of recuperation. To unravel the cultural dynamics of Christianity in Fiji, Tomlinson explores how this loss is expressed through everyday language and practices.
Biographical/critical sketches of 320 contemporary writers who have come to prominence among readers of English in the early 1980s. Although most of the authors profiled are imaginative writers, sketches of biographers, scientists, historians, philosophers, and critics who have made significant contributions to literature are included as well. Each sketch combines the important details of the subject's life and career with a fair representation of critical commentary. Nearly one-third of the authors profiled have included autobiographical passages to supplement their sketches. Most biographies are accompanied by a portrait; all include a bibliography of works by and about the subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Wiley Hines Holden was born in Tennesse in 1820, the son of Joshua Holden and Mary Talley. He married Abigail Olmstead and died a young father of several children, including Martha Elizabeth, Catherine Irene, Caroline, John Wiley and Myrum. Other surnames include Hicks, Parry, Hullinger, Logan, Cook, Calder, Allred and Powell.
Includes announcements and catalogs of courses of instruction, and sundry reports, directories, information and regulations of the university and its various schools and colleges. These announcements, catalogs, etc. are subseries of the Bulletin and usually carry issue nos. within each vol. or academic year, but not necessarily the same issue no. each year.