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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783040103321

Autore

Montgomery Robert L

Titolo

The lopsided spread of Christianity : toward an understanding of the diffusion of religions / / Robert L. Montgomery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002

ISBN

0-313-07525-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 190 pages)

Disciplina

270

Soggetti

Missions - History

Christian sociology - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-178) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Between the empires The nearest empire to the East The great civilization of South Asia Central Asia and China The rise of a new order A comparative analysis Religious pluralism: past, present, and future Social scientific concepts and theories and the spread of religions

Sommario/riassunto

Compares the spread of Christianity to the East to its more successful spread to the West, illustrating and explaining its uneven diffusion.