Knodler, Friedemann,

Die beschneidung des Sundanesen in WestJava/Indonesien : Eine studie uber das einheimischwerden der christlichen kirche in der sundanesischen kultur / Friedemann Knodler. - first edition. - [Unknown] : [Unknown], (c)2005. - 110 pages

German with English Summary. Circumcision of Male Sundanese-A Study on the Inculturation of the Christian Faith in the Culture of the Sundanese 1. Introduction 2. Circumcision as a Life Cycle Ritual 3. The Islamization of the Sundanese Circumcision 4. Protestant Churches in Pasundan and Their View on Circumcision 5. The Meaning of Circumcision in the Bible 6. Towards an Inculturation of the Gospel Among the Sundanese



The Sundanese and their religion -- Life cycle rituals and the Christian faith -- Christianity in Indonesia and the contextualization of the Christian message among the Sundanese. The communal feast -- The social function of circumcision -- The medical and hygienic function of circumcision -- Culture change and the rite of circumcision. Circumcision in the Christian churches of Pasundan. The task of evangelizing the Sundanese as a basis for inculturation -- Inculturation of the gospel as possession of the gospel by the church.




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