Proselytization revisited : rights talk, free markets and culture wars / edited by Rosalind I.J. Hackett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hackett, Rosalind I. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proselytizing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 480 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The act of converting people to certain beliefs or values is highly controversial in today's postcolonial, multicultural world. Proselytization has been viewed by some as an aggressive act of political domination. Proselytization Revisited offers a comprehensive overview of the many arguments for and against proselytization in different regions and contexts. Proselytization is examined in the context of rights talk, globalisation and culture wars. The volume brings together essays demonstrating the global significance of proselytization, ranging from Christians in India to Turkish Islamic Movements and the Wiccan use of modern media technologies. The cross-cultural and multidisciplinary nature of this collection of essays provides a fresh perspective and the book will be of value to readers interested in the dynamic interaction of beliefs, ideas and cultures.

Contents:

Revisiting proselytization in the context of rights talk, free markets and culture wars / Rosalind I. Hackett

Conflicts over proselytization

an overview and comparative perspective / Jean-Francois Mayer

Conversion of the world: Proselytization in India and the universalization of Christianity / Jacob De Roover and Sarah Claerhout

The logic of anti-proselytization, revisited / Grace Kao

The changing face of Christian proselytization: New actors from the global South / Paul Freston

Muslim Apostasy, Christian conversion, and religious freedom in Egypt / Heather J. Sharkey

Seeing is more than believing: Posters and proselytization in Nigeria / F.-K. Asonzeh Ukah

Buddhism and the politics of conversion in Sri Lanka / Steve C. Berkwitz

Merit and the search for inner peace: the discourses and technology of Dhammakaya proselytization / Rachelle M. Scott

Asia's Antioch: Evangelical Christianity and proselytism in Singapore / Jean DeBernardi

False consciousness and the jargon of Authenticity: Religion and nationalism in the Christianised Lowland Philippines / Paul-Francois Tremlett

Salvation through secular protest: the development of Falun Gong proselytization / Patsy Rahn

The social and legal context of proselytization in contemporary Japanese religions / Mark Mullins

Negotiating proselytism in 21st century Russia / Olga Kazmina

Between Da'wa and mission: Turkish Islamic movements in the Turkic world (Central Asia and the Caucasus) / Bayram Balci

Spiritual Wars in the 10-40 window: Korean proselytism among Russia's Asian minorities / Julia S. Kovalchuk

Proselytization or information? Wicca and the internet / Shawn Arthur

You can't talk to an empty stomach: Faith-based activism, Holistic Evangelism, and the publicity of Evangelical engagement / Ormri Elisha

Proselytization: Closing thoughts from a sociologist / James T. Richardson.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-317-49108-4

1-315-71115-X

1-322-45668-2

1-317-49109-2

1-84553-715-7

9781315711157

OCLC:

647929328