1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996383791003316

Autore

Du Moulin Peter <1601-1684.>

Titolo

A vindication of the sincerity of the Protestant religion in the point of obedience to sovereigns [[electronic resource] ] : opposed to the doctrine of rebellion, authorised and practiced by the Pope and the Jesuites : in answer to a Jesuitical libel, entituled Philanax Anglicus / / by Peter Du Moulin .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for John Crook ..., 1668

Edizione

[The third edition with additions.]

Descrizione fisica

[24], 142, [2], 14 p

Soggetti

Protestantism

Church and state

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Philanax Anglicus, or, A Christian caveat" was first published anonymously before 1663, and was taken mainly from "Jerusalem and Babel" by Matthew Pattenson.  It was subscribed "Thomas Bellamy," corrected and enlarged by Sir Henry Janson.  Cf. Halkett & Laing.

Reproduction of original in Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910974992103321

Titolo

Christians and missionaries in India : cross-cultural communication since 1500, with special reference to caste, conversion, and colonialism / / edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg ; associate editor, Alaine Low

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Grand Rapids, Mich. : , : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-12866-2

1-283-96246-2

0-203-06108-X

1-136-12858-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (431 p.)

Collana

Studies in the history of Christian missions

Altri autori (Persone)

FrykenbergRobert Eric

LowAlaine M

Disciplina

266/.00955

Soggetti

Missions - India - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: Dealing with Contested Definitions and Controversial Perspectives; 2. Christians in India: An Historical Overview of Their Complex Origins; 3. First European Missionaries on Sanskrit Grammar; 4. Country Priests, Catechists, and Schoolmasters as Cultural, Religious, and Social Middlemen in the Context of the Tranquebar Mission

5. Tanjore, Tranquebar, and Halle: European Science and German Missionary Education in the Lives of Two Indian Intellectuals in the Early Nineteenth Century6. Christianity, Colonialism, and Hinduism in Kerala: Integration, Adaptation, or Confrontation?; 7. Constructing ""Hinduism"": The Impact of the Protestant Missionary Movement on Hindu Self-Understanding; 8. Receding from Antiquity: Hindu Responses to Science and Christianity on the Margins of Empire, 1800-1850; 9. ""Pillar of a New Faith"": Christianity in Late-Nineteenth-Century Punjab from the Perspective of a Convert from Islam

10. Missionaries and Print Culture in Nineteenth-Century Assam: The Orunodoi Periodical of the American Baptist Mission11. The Santals,



Though Unable to Plan for Tomorrow, Should Be Converted by Santals; 12. Christian Missionaries and Orientalist Discourse: Illustrated by Materials on the Santals after 1855; 13. Glimpses of a Prominent Indian Christian Family of Tirunelveli and Madras, 1863-1906: Perspectives on Caste, Culture, and Conversion; 14. Social Mobilization among People Competing at the Bottom Level of Society: The Presence of Missions in Rural South India, ca. 1900-1950

15. From Pentecostal Healing Evangelist to Kalki Avatar: The Remarkable Life of Paulaseer Lawrie, alias Shree Lahari Krishna (1921-1989) - A Contribution to the Understanding of New Religious Movements16. Praising Baby Jesus in Iyecupiran Pillaitamil; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The assumption that Christianity in India is nothing more than a European, western, or colonial imposition is open to challenge. Those who now think and write about India are often not aware that Christianity is a non-western religion, that in India this has always been so, and that there are now more Christians in Africa and Asia than in the West. Recognizing that more understanding of the separate histories and cultures of the many Christian communities in India will be needed before a truly comprehensive history of Christianity in India can be written, this volume addresses particular aspec