The Cherokees and Christianity, 1794-1870 : essays on acculturation and cultural persistence

Author(s)

• McLoughlin, William Gerald
• Conser, Walter H.

Bibliographic Information

The Cherokees and Christianity, 1794-1870 : essays on acculturation and cultural persistence

William G. McLoughlin ; edited by Walter H. Conser, Jr

University of Georgia Press, c1994

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-342) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text examines how the process of religious acculturation worked within the Cherokee Nation during the 19th century. More concerned with Cherokee "Christianisation" than Cherokee "civilisation", these 11 essays cover the various stages of cultural confrontation with Christian imperialism.

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Details

• NCID: BA24797057
• ISBN:
  • 0820316393
• LCCN: 93038460
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Athens
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 347 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : E99.C5
  • DC20 : 299/.785
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cherokee Indians -- Missions
  • LCSH : Cherokee Indians -- Religion
  • LCSH : Cherokee Indians -- Cultural assimilation
  • LCSH : Christianity -- Southern States