TY  - BOOK
AU  - Palmer,Elaine C
TI  - The challenge of the unfinished task in Central Asia /by Elaine C. Palmer
AV  - BV4070 .C435 1950
PY  - 1950///
KW  - Columbia Bible College
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Missions
KW  - Asia
N1  - Typescript; Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Survey; Chapter II. Central Asia as a Whole; Chapter III. Survey of Political Divisions of Central Asia; Chapter IV. Summary and Conclusions; Chapter V. Selected Bibliography; Chapter Virgin Islands Acknowledgements; Bibliography: leaves 87.-90; The Problem --; Statement of the Problem --; Importance of the Study --; The Scope --; Organization of the Thesis --; Form of Organization --; Method of Procedure --; Sources of Data; Geograpy --; Area Covered --; The Land and Climate --; Peoples --; Races Included --; Religions --; Religious Background of the People --; Islam Among the People --; Politics --; Interests of Nations --; Missionary Situation --; Background of Missionary Effort --; Closed Lands --; Russian Influence --; Attitude of Governments  --; Problem Today; Afghanistan --; The Country and Its People --; Geography --; The Country --; The Climate --; The People and their Customs --; Their Religion --; The Missionary Situation --; Russian Turkistan --; The Country and Its People --; Geographical Position --; The People --; Past History --; Religion --; Russian Influence --; The Missionary Situation --; Chinese Turkistan --; The Country and Its People --; Geography --; The People --; Russian Influence --; Moslem Influence --; The Missionary Situation --; Mongolia --; The Country --; The People and their Religion --; The People --; Their Religion --; The Missionary Situation --; Present Activity --; Challenging Statistics --; Problems in Reaching the People --; Hopeful Signs --; Future Missionary Outlook --; Tibet --; The Country and Its People --; Geography --; Divisions --; Population --; Climate --; The People --; Their Food --; The Language --; Home Life --; Religion --; Missionary Situation --; Early History --; Border Missions --- Kansu-Tibetan Border --; Problems in Reaching the People --; Geographical Barriers --; Political Barriers --; Religious Barriers --; Problems Relating to the Customs of the People --; Satanic Opposition --; The Frontier States of Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim --; Bhutan --; The Country --; Past History and Government --; The People --; Religion --; Missionary Situation --; Nepal --; The Country --; The Government --; The People --; The Religion --; The Missionary Situation --; Sikkim --; The Country --; The People --; The Religion --; The Missionary Situation --; Border Provinces of Western Pakistan and Kashmir --; Western Pakistan --; Geography --; Political Situation --; The People --; The Missionary Situation --; Kashmir --; Boundaries of the State --; Area and Physical Features --; Population, Religion, Race --; Missionary Situation; Summary --; Conclusions --; Islamic Influence --; Reasons for Areas Unreached --; Linguistic Problems --; Particular Difficulties --; Qualifications for Workers --; The Missionary Approach and Challenge; 2
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