Alan Strathern

Converting Rulers

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Produktbeschreibung

"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"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 498
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 714g
• ISBN-13: 9781108702102
• ISBN-10: 1108702104
• Artikelnr.: 70204582

Autorenporträt

Alan Strathern is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in History at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

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.