Christianity and the "Others": On Conversion of the Tangkhul Nagas

This article explores the attitudinal and ideological underpinning of the Christian conversion of a society in northeastern India. It is a modest attempt to demonstrate that the methods of conversion employed by the missionary Rev. William Pettigrew reflected one significant conventional western mis...

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Auteur principal: Kharay, Woryaomi (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Creighton University 2021
Dans: The journal of religion & society
Année: 2021, Volume: 23
Sujets non-standardisés:B Social Change
B Tangkhul Nagas
B Traditional religion
B Christianity
B Conversion
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Résumé:This article explores the attitudinal and ideological underpinning of the Christian conversion of a society in northeastern India. It is a modest attempt to demonstrate that the methods of conversion employed by the missionary Rev. William Pettigrew reflected one significant conventional western missionary approach that was grounded in an evolutionary understanding of social change and progress. Yet, for all of Pettigrew's contempt towards the native society, this article asserts that a fundamental compatibility between the pre-existing and the new religious patterns laid the groundwork for the successful implantation of the Christian tradition among the Tangkhul Naga tribe.
ISSN:1522-5658
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10504/134620