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Twenty years after the colloquium at Châtillon-sur-Seine concerning the ephemeral Celtic principalities, which gave rise to lively discussions of the standard model applied to the princely seats of the 6th and 5th centuries BC, it is time to re-examine the question in light of the spectacular discoveries made since then. According to the then dominant opinion, the model proposed by Wolfgang Kimmig attributed too great a degree of political complexity to the princely communities and the contacts with the Greek and Etruscan city-states were considered too frequent and regular. The recent discoveries at Vix, the Heuneburg, Bourges, Ipf, or Lyon have led many researchers, sometimes the same, to overturn their initial critical stance and view the large princely seats as urban centres. Here, we attempt to review the information now available but too incompletely known, by cross-referencing the data at three levels of spatial and chronological resolution. These scales are, first, the microscopic level, which refers to the physical and chemical components of manufactured objects, and the biological elements of the animal and vegetal remains that have survived. Second, the mesoscopic scale, which applies to the sites in their local environment, just before, during, and after the social phenomenon under scrutiny. Finally, the macroscopic scale, which relates to the entire cultural phenomenon and to the surrounding communities with which relationships were established. This work provides the opportunity to examine the methods and theories applied to obtain, compare, and interpret the evidence, and to confront the arguments put forward.

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In this book, David Lindenfeld proposes a new dimension to the study of world history. Here, he explores the global expansion of Christianity since 1500 from the perspectives of the indigenous people who were affected by it, and helped change it, giving them active agency. Integrating the study of religion into world history, his volume surveys indigenous experience in colonial Latin America, Native North America, Africa and the African diaspora, the Middle East, India, East Asia, and the Pacific. Lindenfeld demonstrates how religion is closely interwoven with political, economic, and social history. Wide-ranging in scope, and offering a synoptic perspective of our interconnected world, Lindenfeld combines in-depth analysis of individual regions with comprehensive global coverage. He also provides a new vocabulary, with a spectrum ranging from resistance to acceptance and commitment to Christianity, that articulates the range and complexity of the indigenous conversion experience. Lindenfeld's cross-cultural reflections provide a compelling alternative to the Western narrative of progressive development.

Christianity and culture --- Conversion --- Indigenous peoples --- Agent (Philosophy) --- History. --- Christianity --- Religion. --- Agency (Philosophy) --- Agents --- Person (Philosophy) --- Act (Philosophy) --- Philosophy --- Religion --- Religious conversion --- Psychology, Religious --- Proselytizing --- Ethnology

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"Deconversion is a dynamical biographical process with long-term, slowly changing causes and consequences. Based on quantitative and qualitive data, Deconversion Revisited presents ten longitudinal case studies representing the lifespan from early adulthood to old age. These case studies are based on reinterviews with the Faith Development Interview and questionnaire data ten years later. The data yield insight in stability and change of biographies, faith development, psychological well-being and coping with disengagement from a variety of religious backgrounds." --

Apostasy. --- Conversion. --- Ex-church members. --- Apostates --- Church dropouts --- Church members, Fallen-away --- Church members, Lapsed --- Fallen-away church members --- Inactive church members --- Lapsed church members --- Non-church-affiliated people --- Religious conversion --- Psychology, Religious --- Proselytizing --- Offenses against religion --- Heresy

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During the first three centuries of Islamic rule, Muslims first articulated what it meant to become Muslim. In early Islamic sources, references to conversion describe an act of religious, political, and social transition. Conversion stories were an important way for historians to emphasize Allah at work in the Muslim community and to convey the unique qualities of Muhammad and the Qu'ran. In these texts, historians not only revealed the diverse nature of conversion and perceptions of it, but also illuminated their own religious debates, social concerns, political orientations, and ideological.

Islam --- Muslim converts. --- Conversion --- Historiography. --- Customs and practices. --- History. --- Muslim converts --- Religious conversion --- Psychology, Religious --- Proselytizing --- Islamic converts --- Converts --- Muslims --- Islamic religious practice --- Sharia (Islamic religious practice) --- Historiography --- Customs and practices --- Islam&delete& --- History --- Research --- 297.13 --- 297 <09> --- 297 <09> Islamisme. Mahométisme--Geschiedenis van ... --- 297 <09> Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van ... --- Islamisme. Mahométisme--Geschiedenis van ... --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van ... --- 297.13 Islam: cultus; liturgie --- Islam: cultus; liturgie --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van .. --- Islam - Historiography. --- Islam - Customs and practices. --- Conversion - Islam - History. --- Islam. Mohammedanisme--Geschiedenis van .

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In order to identify the different ways by which the various continents and contexts contribue to shape a theology of mission and the challenges that it faces today, there are several and wide-ranging topics which should be taken into account. The organizers of the international conference "Mission in Africa : Evangelizing the Future" have identified three core areas to explore from an African perspective : 1) evangelization and inculturation, 2) the female face of mission, and 3) mission and development. Considering crucial to highlight the multifaceted contextual realities and to draw lessons from multiple case-studies and viewpoints, the conference fave particular attention to the value of experience within different settings in Africa.

Missions - Africa - History - Congresses --- Women in missionary work - Africa - History - Congresses --- Evangelistic work - Africa - Congresses --- Catholic Church - Missions - Africa - History - Congresses --- Missions --- Women in missionary work --- Evangelistic work --- Christian missions --- Christianity --- Missions, Foreign --- Religion --- Theology, Practical --- Proselytizing --- History --- Catholic Church --- Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교 --- 266.2 <6> --- 266.2 <6> Missionering--Afrika --- Missionering--Afrika --- Evangelism --- Revival (Religion) --- Discipling (Christianity) --- Religious awakening