The Influence of Christian Missionaries on Alaskan Indigenous Peoples

The relationship between Christian missionaries and dominant Western society is a little-explored aspect of the cultural negotiation between Christian missionaries and indigenous communities. The hypothesis underlying this article is that the influence of Christian missionaries on the indigenous peo...

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Authors: Manville, Julie (Author) ; Maller, Ross A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2009]
In: Interdisciplinary journal of research on religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 5, Pages: 1-26
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