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TitleChristians and missionaries in India : Cross-cultural communication since 1500 / Edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg
AuthorFrykenberg, Robert Eric.
Call No266.00954 FRY
CollectionNon Fiction
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International Standard Book Number 9780802839565
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 266.00954 FRY
Personal Name Frykenberg, Robert Eric.
Title Statement Christians and missionaries in India : Cross-cultural communication since 1500 / Edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg
Imprint Grand Rapids : Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2003.
Physical Description 419p.
Series Statement - Title Studies in history of Christian missions.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References
Summary, Etc. The subtle complexities of Christian missionary activity in India from the 16th through the 20th centuries are discussed in 16 articles by scholars of religion, history, and anthropology in Denmark, Sweden, the UK, France, Australia, India, and the US. An introduction and an overview to the diverse Christian groups in India are provided by Frykenberg (emeritus, history, U. of Wisconsin-Madison). Other topics include the first European missionaries on Sanskrit grammar, the Tranquebar mission, the German missionary education of two 19th- century Indian intellectuals, two articles on the Santals, and several papers that describe missionary interference in traditions of caste.--From publisher's description
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term CHRISTIANITY - INDIA.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term MISSIONS - INDIA - HISTORY.