In recent years, millions of people have joined churches such as the Seventh-day Adventist which prosper enormously in different parts of the world. The Road to Clarity is one of the first ethnographic in-depth studies of this phenomenon. It is a vivid account based on almost two years of participation in ordinary church members' daily religious and non-religious lives. The book offers a fascinating inquiry into the nature of long-term commitment to Adventism among rural people in Madagascar. Eva Keller argues that the key attraction of the church lies in the excitement of study, argument,...
In recent years, millions of people have joined churches such as the Seventh-day Adventist which prosper enormously in different parts of the world. T...
Die Ermordung einer Berliner Professorengattin stellt den frisch ernannten und von Selbstzweifeln geplagten Leiter der Mordkommission vor unlösbar scheinende Aufgaben.
Die Ermordung einer Berliner Professorengattin stellt den frisch ernannten und von Selbstzweifeln geplagten Leiter der Mordkommission vor unlösbar sc...
The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a Swiss zoo, the centerpiece of which is a mini-rainforest replica. Does such a cooperation also trigger a connection between ordinary people in these two far-flung places? The study investigates how the Malagasy farmers living at the edge of the park perceive the conservation enterprise and what people in Switzerland see when looking towards Madagascar through the lens of the zoo exhibit. It crystallizes that the stories told in either place have...
The global agenda of Nature conservation has led to the creation of the Masoala National Park in Madagascar and to an exhibit in its support at a S...
