The awakening coast : an anthology of Moravian writings from Mosquitia and eastern Nicaragua, 1849-1899 / / edited, translated, and annotated by Karl Offen and Terry Rugeley

• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, Nebraska : , : Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (785 p.)
• Disciplina: 266/.4672853
• Soggetto topico: Moravian Church - Missions - Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) - History - 19th century; Moravian Church - Missions - Nicaragua - History - 19th century; Missionaries; Missionaries - Nicaragua; Moravians - Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras); Moravians - Nicaragua
• Soggetto geografico: Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) Church history 19th century; Nicaragua Church history 19th century
• Persona (resp. second.): OffenKarl
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Translator's Note; Introduction; 1. Extract of a Letter from H. G. Pfeiffer, 1849; 2. Extract from the Diary of Bluefields, 1854; 3. Establishing a Mission at Rama Key; 4. Report on a Journey North in 1859; 5. The Hurricane of October 1865; 6. A Visit to the Tungla Indians of Walpasiksa River, 1869; 7. Trade among the Miskito Indians, 1870's; 8. Mythology of the Miskito Indians; 9. Sorcery at Kukalaya, 1877; 10. Trading with the Sumu Indians, 1878; 11. Life in Tasbapauni (Bethany), 1870's ; 12. An Early Awakening at Karata, 1879 13. Bluefields Coup and Kukalaya Awakening, 1881-1882; 14. The Awakening at Karata, 1883; 15. Visit to Nicaraguan Territory, 1883; 16. Kaisa! Travel to Nicaragua, 1886; 17. Proposing Timber over Gold, 1889; 18. Pictures Tell the Story, 1891; 19. Christian Law, 1891; 20. Visions of the Prophet Wima, 1891; 21. The Sambo and Tawira Miskito, 1892; 22. Political Disturbances at Sandy Bay, 1892; 23. The Indians of Dakura and the Wangki River, 1893-1894; 24. Nicaraguan Occupation of the Mosquito Reserve, 1894; 25. Commencing Work along the Wangki River, 1896 ; 26. A New Mission at Sandy Bay, 1897 27. Sandy Bay and Wasla, 1898; 28. The Gospel in Miskito Territory, 1881-1882; 29. Changes in Dakura, 1890's; 30. The Sumu Indians of Prinzapolka River, 1899; 31. Quamwatla; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editors
• Sommario/riassunto: The indigenous and Creole inhabitants (Mosquitians of African descent) of the Mosquito Reserve in present-day Nicaragua underwent a key transformation when two Moravian missionaries arrived in 1849. Within a few short generations, the new faith became so firmly established there that eastern Nicaragua to this day remains one of the world's strongest Moravian enclaves. The Awakening Coast offers the first comprehensive English-language selection of the writings of the multinational missionaries who established the Moravian faith among the indigenous and
• Titolo autorizzato: The awakening coast
• ISBN: 0-8032-5458-X; 0-8032-5449-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810145603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II