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This excerpt from Godfrey Lienhardt's 1982 essay examines the interaction between the Dinka people of southern Sudan and Italian Catholic missionaries. Lienhardt explores the complexities of cultural translation and the uneven adoption of Catholicism among the Dinka. He highlights the discrepancies between the missionaries' intentions and the Dinka's interpretations, emphasizing how material progress, rather than theological doctrine, often motivated conversion. Lienhardt argues that the Dinka incorporated Catholicism through a lens of their existing worldview, leading to a unique syncretism shaped by social, historical, and political contexts. He challenges the notion of straightforward conversion, portraying missionary encounters as fraught with misunderstandings and divergent aims. The essay underscores the importance of considering the political and economic realities that influence religious change in colonial Africa.

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