Conversion to Christianity: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives on a Great Transformation
- ISBN-10
- 0520078357
- ISBN-13
- 9780520078352
- Series
- Conversion to Christianity
- Category
- Christian converts
- Pages
- 326
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Robert W. Hefner
Description
This study of the conversion of tribal peoples to Christianity combines case studies with the contributors' theories, challenging anthropologists and sociologists to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change.
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