02928nam 2200673 a 450 991045766230332120200520144314.01-283-32646-997866133264610-85745-217-7(CKB)2550000000063180(EBL)795476(OCoLC)769188690(SSID)ssj0000534434(PQKBManifestationID)12231936(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534434(PQKBWorkID)10526889(PQKB)11609243(MiAaPQ)EBC4636276(MiAaPQ)EBC795476(Au-PeEL)EBL795476(CaPaEBR)ebr10745016(CaONFJC)MIL332646(EXLCZ)99255000000006318020110411d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeyond conversion and syncretism[electronic resource] indigenous encounters with missionary Christianity, 1800-2000 /edited by David Lindenfeld and Miles RichardsonNew York Berghahn Books20121 online resource (327 p.)Proceedings of a workshop held in 2008 at Georgetown University.0-85745-218-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Conversion and its complexities -- pt. II. Syncretism and its alternatives. 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 placeMissionsHistory19th centuryCongressesConversionChristianityHistory19th centuryCongressesMissionsHistory20th centuryCongressesConversionChristianityHistory20th centuryCongressesChristianity and other religionsCongressesElectronic books.MissionsHistoryConversionChristianityHistoryMissionsHistoryConversionChristianityHistoryChristianity and other religions266.009/034Lindenfeld David F881648Richardson Miles1932-2011.484568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457662303321Beyond conversion and syncretism1969076UNINA