Conversion and Culture Change
In his analysis of the process of culture change, Mr. Kietzman reduces the problem basically to a series of interactions of various kinds between individuals. These individuals represent the local culture, and the West (in the case of the missionary) in their ways of behaving. The interaction is not...
| Published in: | Practical anthropology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
1958
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| In: |
Practical anthropology
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| Summary: | In his analysis of the process of culture change, Mr. Kietzman reduces the problem basically to a series of interactions of various kinds between individuals. These individuals represent the local culture, and the West (in the case of the missionary) in their ways of behaving. The interaction is not only between the two different cultural groups, but also within them, among individuals with varying predispositions, backgrounds, and points of view. The agents of conversion are the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. These also bring about culture change by working through individuals to whom they have spoken. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical anthropology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182965800500502 |