Historicizing Christian Encounters with the Other (Paperback, 1st ed. 1998)

Written from a cultural studies point of view, thirteen original essays analyse literary accounts of historically famous sites of conversion. Beginning with the Renaissance and extending to the present, authors under discussion include: Beaumont and Fletcher, Lope de Vega, Guamam Poma, Thomas Nashe, Daniel Defoe, Chateaubriand, Salvation Army pamphleteers, Chinese missionaries, Stephen Riggs, Samson Occom, Shusaku Endo, Mongo Beti, and Rigoberta Menchu. What were the missionaries' intentions, and how were they perceived?

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Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	John C. Hawley
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	197
Edition:	1st ed. 1998
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-14423-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Christianity
LSN:	1-349-14423-1
Barcode:	9781349144235

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