Religiose Ansprechbarkeit der Post-Sowjetischen Kirgisen : eine sozio-missiologische Fallstudie des Bekehrungsprozesses der zum Christentum konvertierten Kirgisen
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Authors
Zweininger, Jakob
Issue Date
2009-08-25T10:47:30Z
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Kyrgyz , Central Asia , Folk Islam , Shamanism , Totemism , Natur cult , Ancestor , Veneration , Conversion process , Religious accountability , Atheistic education
Alternative Title
Religious accountability of post-Soviet Kyrgyz people: a socio-missiological case study of the conversion process to Christianity of proselyt Kyrgyz people
Abstract
The Kyrgyz are a Mongolian, Turkic ethno-linguistic people group. The political and
social changes of the post-soviet times have led to a great religious openness among the
Kyrgyz. Within one decade the nunber of Kyrgyz Christians has grown from few dozens to
over 3000. The intention of this work was to analyze the conversion process of the Kyrgyz
converts to Christianity and to apply the results to further missiological activity.
The religious background of the Kyrgyz, which is heavily influenced by Folk Islam,
was presented in the first chapter of the paper. In the second chapter, interviews collected
from Kyrgyz Christians were evaluated. The third chapter summarizes the most important
findings of the work and makes them applicable for missionary work. The precise knowledge
of the religious background of the Kyrgyz and intercultural communication that it is based
upon it can essentially dismantle barriers for the acceptance of the gospel.
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Citation
Zweininger, Jakob (2009) Religiöse Ansprechbarkeit der Post-Sowjetischen Kirgisen : eine sozio-missiologische Fallstudie des Bekehrungsprozesses der zum Christentum konvertierten Kirgisen = Religious accountability of post-Soviet Kyrgyz people: a socio-missiological case study of the conversion process to Christianity of proselyt Kyrgyz people, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/876>