"Why did so many rulers throughout history risk converting to a new religion brought by outsiders? Building on his previous work through in-depth analysis of key turning points, Strathern deploys rich theoretical arguments to understand why warlords, chiefs and kings across the world did or did not convert to Christianity"--
"Why did so many rulers throughout history risk converting to a new religion brought by outsiders? Building on his previous work through in-depth analysis of key turning points, Strathern deploys rich theoretical arguments to understand why warlords, chiefs and kings across the world did or did not convert to Christianity"--
Alan Strathern is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in History at Brasenose College, Oxford.
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List of Figures and Maps Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Part I. Concepts: Introduction 1. Theoretical Equipment Part II. Cases: 2. The Miracles of Kongo, 1480-1530 3. Money, Magic, and Mastery in the Conversion of the Daimyo of Japan, 1560-1580 4. The Defeat of Christianity in Japan, 1560-1614 5. Reclining Buddhas and Restless Missionaries: Narai of Ayutthaya and the Encounter with Christianity, 1660-1690 6. Repulsion from Siam: The Revolt of 1688 7. Hawaii: The Road to Nowhere, 1800-1821 8. Hawaii: The High Path to Conversion 1821-1830 Part III. Global Patterns: 9. Hinduism and Confucianism and the Question of Transcendence 10. Explaining Global Patterns of Ruler Conversion Appendix Glossary of Theoretical Terms Bibliography Index.
List of Figures and Maps Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Part I. Concepts: Introduction 1. Theoretical Equipment Part II. Cases: 2. The Miracles of Kongo, 1480-1530 3. Money, Magic, and Mastery in the Conversion of the Daimyo of Japan, 1560-1580 4. The Defeat of Christianity in Japan, 1560-1614 5. Reclining Buddhas and Restless Missionaries: Narai of Ayutthaya and the Encounter with Christianity, 1660-1690 6. Repulsion from Siam: The Revolt of 1688 7. Hawaii: The Road to Nowhere, 1800-1821 8. Hawaii: The High Path to Conversion 1821-1830 Part III. Global Patterns: 9. Hinduism and Confucianism and the Question of Transcendence 10. Explaining Global Patterns of Ruler Conversion Appendix Glossary of Theoretical Terms Bibliography Index.
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