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Beyond conversion and syncretism : Indigenous encounters with missionary Christianity, 1800-2000 / edited by David Lindenfeld and Miles Richardson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Missions--History--19th century--Congresses.
- Missions.
- Conversion--Christianity--History--19th century--Congresses.
- Conversion.
- Missions--History--20th century--Congresses.
- Conversion--Christianity--History--20th century--Congresses.
- Christianity and other religions--Congresses.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The globalization of Christianity, its spread and appeal to peoples of non- European origin, is by now a well-known phenomenon. Scholars increasingly realize the importance of natives rather than foreign missionaries in the process of evangelization. This volume contributes to the understanding of this process through case studies of encounters with Christianity from the perspectives of the indigenous peoples who converted. More importantly, by exploring overarching, general terms such as conversion and syncretism and by showing the variety of strategies and processes that actually take place
- Contents:
- pt. I. Conversion and its complexities
- pt. II. Syncretism and its alternatives.
- Notes:
- Proceedings of a workshop held in 2008 at Georgetown University.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613326461
- 9781283326469
- 1283326469
- 9780857452177
- 0857452177
- OCLC:
- 769188690
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