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Book Synopsis Relatively recent Bantu-speaking migrants to central Cameroon, the Beti have had an eventful history. Based on extensive interviews and traditional Beti (Fang) poetry, in addition to German and French archival sources, the author of this readable study recreates the social structure of the Beti and their self-perceptions in pre-colonial times, their disruptive encounters with first German (1880-1918) and then French (1918-1960) colonialism, until Cameroon’s independence.Trade Review “The first quality that captivates the reader of this unusual book on a segmentary society in confrontation with colonial modernity is the particularly meticulous identification of the sources…it…opens access to the life and words of prominent and brilliant Beti men who struggled, in their own day, with their own questions and answers.” · Journal of African HistoryTable of Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Traditional Beti Society Chapter 2. Social Organization and the Sso Rite Chapter 3. “In the Time of Major Dominik”: The Beti and the Germans, 1887–1916 Chapter 4. The German Presence: Traders and Missionaries Chapter 5. The Beti and the French Chapter 6. Times of Expansion: The Inland Railroad, Cocoa Production, the Catholic Church Chapter 7. The Beti from World War II to Independence Conclusion Appendix I: Traditional Beti Literature Appendix II: Aspects of Traditional Beti Society, by Abbé Theodore Tsala Appendix III: English Translation of Appendix II Annex Abbia Stones, by Frederick Quinn Eight Beti Stones, by Frederick Quinn Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMembers of many religions live alongside one another in sprawling urban centers and isolated rural communities, and conflict and misunderstanding among religions are widespread. From a Christian and Anglican perspective, this book searchingly examines the nature of such encounters and explores the meaning of religious dialogue and terms like conversion, syncretism, salvation, and pluralism. Tightly focused historical chapters discuss expanding twentieth- and twenty-first-century Catholic and Protestant views about other religions and conclude with a fresh interpretation of the formative Asian contribution to contemporary interfaith encounters. Three established, successful examples of on-the-ground religious interaction are also presented, including the work of Muslim leader Eboo Patel in Chicago, Episcopal Bishop William E. Swing in San Francisco, and Anglican Bishop Tim Stevens in Leicester. Ultimately, interfaith religious dialogue benefits from the prayerful use of visual symbols iTrade Review«Frederick Quinn’s new book both warms and challenges. It warms with the theme of generous welcome, which he commends as an appropriate way for the worlds’ religions to engage one another. It challenges with a history of divided Christian response (Closed Door vs. Open Door), running from antiquity right up to the present. In our global context, in which practitioners of different faiths have so much more to do with one another, Dr. Quinn’s spirit points the way: a generosity that welcomes and learns, is enriched and enriching. Frederick Quinn has given us another wise book.» (Marilyn McCord Adams, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, UNC-Chapel Hill, and former Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University)

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