Conversion to Christianity : historical and anthropological perspectives on a great transformation
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Conversion to Christianity : historical and anthropological perspectives on a great transformation
University of California Press, c1993
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- : pbk
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"Early versions of some of the chapters in this book were presented at a conference on 'Conversion to World Religions: Historical and Ethnological Interpretations,' held at Boston University, April 14-15, 1988"--Pref
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- World building and the rationality of conversion / Robert W. Hefner
- From the Jesus movement toward institutional church / Howard Clark Kee
- The local and the global in southern African religious history / Terence Ranger
- Of faith and commitment, Christian conversion in Muslim Java / Robert W. Hefner
- Conversion and colonialism in northern Mexico / William L. Merrill
- Conversion and community in Amazonia / Donald K. Pollock
- We are Ekelesia [sic] / John Barker
- Religion, morality, and prophetic traditions / Aram A. Yengoyan
- Why the Thai are not Christians / Charles F. Keyes
- The glyphomancy factor / David K. Jordan
- Boundaries and horizons / Peter Wood
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780520078352
Description
One of the most striking developments in the history of modern civilizations has been the conversion of tribal peoples to more expansively organized "world" religions. There is little scholarly consensus as to why these religions have endured and why conversion to them has been so widespread. These essays explore the phenomenon of Christian conversion from this perspective. Combining case studies with original theoretical insights, the book challenges sociologists, anthropologists and historians of religion to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change.
Table of Contents
Robert W. Hefner, Introduction
Howard Clark Kee on the Early Church
Terence Ranger on Southern Africa
Robert W. Hefner on Java
William L. Merrill on Mexico
Donald K. Pollock on Amazonia
John Barker on Papua, New Guinea
Aram A. Yengoyan on Australia
Charles F. Keyes on Thailand
David K. Jordan on China
Peter Wood, Afterword
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: pbk ISBN 9780520078369
Description
One of the most striking developments in the history of modern civilizations has been the conversion of tribal peoples to more expansively organized "world" religions. There is little scholarly consensus as to why these religions have endured and why conversion to them has been so widespread. These essays explore the phenomenon of Christian conversion from this world-building perspective. Combining rich case studies with original theoretical insights, this work challenges sociologists, anthropologists and historians of religion to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change.
Table of Contents
Robert W. Hefner, Introduction Howard Clark Kee on the Early Church Terence Ranger on Southern Africa Robert W. Hefner on Java William L. Merrill on Mexico Donald K. Pollock on Amazonia John Barker on Papua, New Guinea Aram A. Yengoyan on Australia Charles F. Keyes on Thailand David K. Jordan on China Peter Wood, Afterword
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