colportage
Sign in to savethumb|Colporteur during the 19th century in Brittany. Colportage is the distribution of publications, books, and religious tracts by carriers called "colporteurs" or "colporters". The term does not necessarily refer to religious book peddling.
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It is catalogued under topics including Christian terminology, Evangelism and Obsolete occupations.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Colporteur, huile sur toile, XVII s. Anonyme (école française).jpg
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- Colportage
- practiced by
- Peddler
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- P13411
- June 19
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Colportage novels
- Bible Institute Colportage Association (BICA)
- References
thumb|Colporteur during the 19th century in Brittany. Colportage is the distribution of publications, books, and religious tracts by carriers called "colporteurs" or "colporters". The term does not necessarily refer to religious book peddling.
==Etymology==
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