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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey, UK :
Ashgate,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Vitality of indigenous religions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780754663553 0754663558 9780754696476 0754696472 |