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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798444403321

Autore

Scott David W (David William), <1980->

Titolo

Mission as globalization : Methodists in Southeast Asia at the turn of the twentieth century / / David W. Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2664-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

266/.70959

Soggetti

Missions - Southeast Asia - History - 20th century

Missions - Malaysia - Malaya - History - 20th century

Methodist Church - Missions - Southeast Asia - History - 20th century

Methodist Church - Missions - Malaysia - Malaya - History - 20th century

Globalization - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Missionary Map of Malaysia; Acknowledgments; A Note on Names; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; The Malaysia Mission in the Context of Southeast Asian Globalization; Methodist Mission as a Global Vision; Methodism as a Global Culture; Methodist Episcopal Church as a Media Conglomerate; Mission Agencies as Multinational Corporations; The Malaysia Mission as a Franchise System; The Methodist Connection as a Migratory Network; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the history of Methodist mission work in Southeast Asia at the turn of the twentieth century by using metaphors taken from the language of globalization to help understand the transnational social, economic, political, and religious connections developed by the mission.