Native Christians :: modes and effects of Christianity among indigenous peoples of the Americas /
Native Christians : modes and effects of Christianity among indigenous peoples of the Americas /

Native Christians reflects on the modes and effects of Christianity among indigenous peoples of the Americas drawing on comparative analysis of ethnographic and historical cases. Christianity in this region has been part of the process of conquest and domination, through the association usually made...

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Weitere Verfasser: Vilaça, Aparecida, 1958-, Wright, Robin, 1950-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:Vitality of indigenous religions.
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Zusammenfassung:Native Christians reflects on the modes and effects of Christianity among indigenous peoples of the Americas drawing on comparative analysis of ethnographic and historical cases. Christianity in this region has been part of the process of conquest and domination, through the association usually made between civilizing and converting. While Catholic missions have emphasized the 'civilizing' process, teaching the Indians the skills which they were expected to exercise within the context of a new societal model, the Protestants have centered their work on promoting a deep internal change, or 'con.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780754663553
0754663558
9780754696476
0754696472