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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457662303321

Titolo

Beyond conversion and syncretism [[electronic resource] ] : indigenous encounters with missionary Christianity, 1800-2000 / / edited by David Lindenfeld and Miles Richardson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012

ISBN

1-283-32646-9

9786613326461

0-85745-217-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LindenfeldDavid F

RichardsonMiles <1932-2011.>

Disciplina

266.009/034

Soggetti

Missions - History - 19th century

Conversion - Christianity - History - 19th century

Missions - History - 20th century

Conversion - Christianity - History - 20th century

Christianity and other religions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a workshop held in 2008 at Georgetown University.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Conversion and its complexities -- pt. II. Syncretism and its alternatives.

Sommario/riassunto

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