Title Beyond conversion and syncretism : Indigenous encounters with missionary Christianity, 1800-2000 / edited by David Lindenfeld and Miles Richardson

Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : map Contents pt. 1. Conversion and its complexities -- pt. 2. Syncretism and its alternatives Summary "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, these studies lead to a more nuanced understanding of cross-cultural religious interactions in general - from acceptance to resistance - thus enriching the vocabulary of religious interaction. The contributors tackle these issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives - history, anthropology, religious studies - and present a broad geographical spread of cases from China, Vietnam, Australia, India, South and West Africa, North and Central America, and the Caribbean."--BLACKWELL'S Notes Proceedings of a workshop held in 2008 at Georgetown University Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Missions -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses Conversion -- Christianity -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses Missions -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Conversion -- Christianity -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses Christianity and other religions -- Congresses RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Christianity and other religions Conversion -- Christianity Missions Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings History Form Electronic book Author Lindenfeld, David F., editor. Richardson, Miles, 1932-2011, editor. LC no. 2011014731 ISBN 9780857452184 0857452185 1283326469 9781283326469 9786613326461 6613326461

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