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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962558003321

Titolo

Empires of Religion / / edited by H. Carey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008

ISBN

9786612259982

9781282259980

1282259989

9780230228726

0230228720

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Collana

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, , 2635-1641

Altri autori (Persone)

CareyHilary M <1957-> (Hilary Mary)

Disciplina

270.09171/241

Soggetti

Imperialism

Science - History

Great Britain - History

Philosophy - History

Religion - History

History, Modern

Imperialism and Colonialism

History of Science

History of Britain and Ireland

History of Philosophy

History of Religion

Modern History

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

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Empires of Religion; Part I: Religious Metropoles; Part II: Colonies and Mission Fields: Greater Britain: Whiteness and its Limits; Part II: Colonies and Mission Fields: Friends of the Native? Universalism and Its Limits; Part III: Post-Colonial Transformations; Select Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

A sparkling new collection on religion and imperialism, covering Ireland and Britain, Australia, Canada, the Cape Colony and New Zealand, Botswana and Madagascar. Bursting with accounts of lively characters and incidents from around the British world, this collection is essential reading for all students of religious and imperial history.