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The Missionaries

By Norman Lewis
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The Missionaries by Norman Lewis explores the impact of missionaries on indigenous cultures in South and Central America. It chronicles the disruption and transformation experienced by native communities due to external religious influences. Through vivid storytelling, the book provides a critical look at the cultural consequences of such encounters, capturing the delicate balance between progress and preservation.
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If you're intrigued by the captivating tales of cultural encounters and the impacts of Western intervention on indigenous societies, then this travel and adventure narrative will resonate with you. Norman Lewis's insightful storytelling shines a light on the complexities of missionary work, making it a thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the dynamics between differing worlds.

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The Missionaries

Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world.

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The Missionaries was intended to be the concluding trilogy of a series of autobiographical books, beginning with Voices of the Old Sea and Jackdaw Cake. However, it was instead transmuted into a deeply searing examination of the extermination of indigenous tribes by North American fundamentalist missionaries.

This narrative is all the more powerful as it represents the distillation of a lifetime of accidental observation by one of the greatest travel writers in the English language. Setting off to record, it reveals with admiration the superior culture achieved by many of these peoples.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781906011529

Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 February 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Eland Publishing Ltd

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 310g

Pages: 256

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