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Traditional Tunes and Lived Religion in the Protestant Church on the Central Moluccas, Indonesia (Religion and Society in Asia)
Author(s): Jip Lensink (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: March 10, 2025
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 302 pages
- ISBN-13: 9789463729796
- ISBN-10: 9463729798
Book Description
In the southeast of Indonesia, on the Moluccas, theologians are developing contextual theologies for the Moluccan Protestant church. The Moluccas were colonized by the Dutch for more than three centuries. As an effort of religious decolonization, Moluccan theologians aim to better connect Christianity with the cultural realities of congregants. This book is about the contextualization of church music. Christian Izaac Tamaela proposed and instigated the transposition of Moluccan traditional music to the Moluccan Protestant church. In the book, the author asks how traditional music, as framed within contextual Moluccan theology, is interrelated with lived religion. Vivid descriptions of liturgical practices, music traditions, and personal encounters map the entanglements between Moluccan culture, Moluccan Protestantism, and Moluccan music. The author traces the theological idea of traditional church music to lived religious practices and attitudes among ministers, musicians, and congregants. The resonances and dissonances of this process show the continuous transformation of Moluccan traditional music. For a selection of the audio-visual material, visit the website www.jiplensink.nl/tt.
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About the Author
Jip Lensink is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She works at the department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. Jip Lensink has a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and a Research Master’s degree in Religious Studies. Her academic interests include the anthropology of Christianity, music, material religion, heritage, migration and religious (song) texts.
