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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > religious and secular charities > missionaries

Preferred term

missionaries  

Definition

  • Missionaries are representatives of a religion who take on the task of converting others to their religious practices and vision of truth. The missionary activities of Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity provide a special perspective on religion and politics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion; Missionaries]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J5FHKV28-S

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