Beyond conversion and syncretism: indigenous encounters with missionary Christianity, 1800 - 2000
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 th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Berghahn Books
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mission
/ Christianity
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Syncretism
/ International comparison
/ History 1800-2000
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Conversion Christianity History 19th century Congresses
B Christianity and other religions Congresses B Missions History 19th century Congresses B Conversion Christianity History 20th century Congresses B Missions History 20th century Congresses B Conversion Christianity History 20th century Congresses B Conference program 2008 (Washington, DC) B Missions History 20th century Congresses B Missions History 19th century Congresses B Conversion Christianity History 19th century Congresses |
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| 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, these studies lead to a more nuanced understanding of cross-cultural religious interactions in general - from acceptance to resistance - thus enriching the vocabulary of religious interaction. The contributors tackle these issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives - history, anthropology, religious studies - and present a broad geographical spread of cases from China, Vietnam, Australia, India, South and West Africa, North and Central America, and the Caribbean. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-306) and index Proceedings of a workshop held in 2008 at Georgetown University. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0857452185 |