Missions and empire [[electronic resource] /] / Norman Etherington, editor

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Disciplina: 266/.02341
• Soggetto topico: Missions, British - History; Christianity and politics - Great Britain - Colonies - History; Imperialism - History; Imperialisme; Zending
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Colonies Religion; 2
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: 15.50
• Altri autori: EtheringtonNorman
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prelude: the Christianizing of British America / Eliga H. Gould -- An overview, 1700-1914 / Andrew Porter -- Humanitarians and white settlers in the nineteenth century / Alan Lester -- Where the missionary frontier ran ahead of empire / John Barker -- Christian missions and the Raj / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- New Christians as evangelists / Peggy Brock -- 'Trained to tell the truth': missionaries, converts, and narration / Gareth Griffiths -- Women and cultural exchanges / Patricia Grimshaw and Peter Sherlock -- Language / Paul Landau -- New religious movements / Rober Edgar -- Anthropology / Patrick Harries -- Education and medicine / Norman Etherington -- Decolonization / David Maxwell.
• Sommario/riassunto: The widespread idea that Christian missions went hand in hand with Imperialism and colonial conquest is challenged here by a group of eminent historians. By showing the variety of missions and the vital role played by indigenous men and women, they place missions in a long historical perspective. Special attention is paid to emerging themes such as the missionary role in anthropology, gender relations, language, medicine, and decolonization. - ;The explosive expansion of Christianity in Africa and Asia during the last two centuries constitutes one of the most remarkable cultural transformation
• Titolo autorizzato: Missions and empire
• ISBN: 1-280-75927-5; 0-19-153106-5; 1-4294-2168-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451882403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford history of the British Empire companion series.