Becoming sinless: Converting to Islam in the Christian Solomon Islands

American Anthropologist

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 480-491

  McDougall, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Christianity; Islam; Melanesia; Morality; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349112477     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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