LEADER 02928nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910457662303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-32646-9 010 $a9786613326461 010 $a0-85745-217-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063180 035 $a(EBL)795476 035 $a(OCoLC)769188690 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534434 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12231936 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534434 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10526889 035 $a(PQKB)11609243 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4636276 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC795476 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL795476 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745016 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL332646 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063180 100 $a20110411d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBeyond conversion and syncretism$b[electronic resource] $eindigenous encounters with missionary Christianity, 1800-2000 /$fedited by David Lindenfeld and Miles Richardson 210 $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (327 p.) 300 $aProceedings of a workshop held in 2008 at Georgetown University. 311 $a0-85745-218-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Conversion and its complexities -- pt. II. Syncretism and its alternatives. 330 $a 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 606 $aMissions$xHistory$y19th century$vCongresses 606 $aConversion$xChristianity$xHistory$y19th century$vCongresses 606 $aMissions$xHistory$y20th century$vCongresses 606 $aConversion$xChristianity$xHistory$y20th century$vCongresses 606 $aChristianity and other religions$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMissions$xHistory 615 0$aConversion$xChristianity$xHistory 615 0$aMissions$xHistory 615 0$aConversion$xChristianity$xHistory 615 0$aChristianity and other religions 676 $a266.009/034 701 $aLindenfeld$b David F$0881648 701 $aRichardson$b Miles$f1932-2011.$0484568 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457662303321 996 $aBeyond conversion and syncretism$91969076 997 $aUNINA