American Indians and Christian Missions: Studies in Cultural Conflict (Chicago History of American Religion) by Henry Warner Bowden - 1985-06-15

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University of Chicago Press, 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Chicago Press, 1985. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Chicago Press, 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. 255 pages, with index, three maps, suggestions for further reading. Chicago History of American Religion. Book first published 1981. Trade paperback, crease to upper corner of back cover and slight fold to about 20 pages behind it, two bookstore stickers on back, very faint foxing to top edge, binding tight. Former owner's name on inside front cover, pages bright and unmarked.

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Univ of Chicago Pr, 1985. Soft Cover. Very Good. Crease to front cover, highlighting and underlining through page 77.

Chicago-London, University of Chicago Press 1981. Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, 8vo: xx, 256pp., 3 maps, chapternotes & references, bibliography, index, table of contents. Spine discoloured. Fine copy. Volume: Chicago History of American Religion.

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Paperback / softback. New. In this absorbing history, Henry Warner Bowden chronicles the encounters between native Americans and the evangelizing whites from the period of exploration and colonization to the present. He writes with a balanced perspective that pleads no special case for native separatism or Christian uniqueness. Ultimately, he broadens our understanding of both intercultural exchanges and the continuing strength of American Indian spirituality, expressed today in Christian forms as well as in revitalized folkways. "Bowden makes a radical departure from the traditional approach. Drawing on the theories and findings of anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, he presents Indian-missionary relations as a series of cultural encounters, the outcomes of which were determined by the content of native beliefs, the structure of native religious institutions, and external factors such as epidemic diseases and military conflicts, as well as by the missionaries' own… Read More

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1985. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 276 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches.