How Do You Say "God" in Dakota? Epistemological Problems in the Christianization of Native Americans

This essay explores some of the interpretive problems posed by the missionary work of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions among Minnesota's Dakota Indians in the mid-nineteenth century. Since "success" in conversion has often been defined largely in terms of Nativ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Numen 1998-01, Vol.45 (2), p.163-182
1. Verfasser:	Siems, Monica L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Christian missionaries Christianity History and sciences of religions Judaism Language translation Missionaries Native Americans Protestantism Religious phenomenology Religious rituals Studies in religion Superstitions Words
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