Religion on the move! : new dynamics of religious expansion in a globalizing world /
How do religions spread in today's world, where Christian missions have lost influence and modern nations have replaced colonial empires? Religions on the Move is a collection of essays charting new religious expansions. Contemporary evangelists may be Nigerian, Korean, Brazilian or Congolese,...
مؤلفون آخرون: ,
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2013.
سلاسل:
International Studies in Religion and Society
15.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248748.
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: BL637 .R45 2013eb
| الملخص: | How do religions spread in today's world, where Christian missions have lost influence and modern nations have replaced colonial empires? Religions on the Move is a collection of essays charting new religious expansions. Contemporary evangelists may be Nigerian, Korean, Brazilian or Congolese, working at the grassroots and outside the mainstream in Pentecostal, reformist Islamic, and Hindu spiritual currents. While transportation and media provide newfound mobility, the mission field may be next door, in Europe, North America, and within the "South," where migrants from Africa, Asia, and Latin America settle. These essays, using perspectives from religious studies, ethnography, history and sociology, show that immigrants, women, and other disempowered peoples transmit their faiths from everywhere to everywhere, engaging in globalization from below. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (viii, 470 pages) |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 9789004243378 |
| تدمد: | 1573-4293 ; |
| وصول: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |