The Spiritual in the Secular: Missionaries and Knowledge about Africa (Studies in the History of Christian Missions) - Softcover

Harries, Patrick; Maxwell, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802866344 ISBN 13: 9780802866349

Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Series: Studies in the History of Christian Missions David Livingstone's visit to Cambridge in 1857 was seen as much as a scientific event as a religious one. But he was by no means alone among missionaries in integrating mission with science and other fields of research. Rather, many missionaries were remarkable, pioneering polymaths. This collection of essays explores the ways in which late -nineteenth- and twentieth-century missionaries to Africa contributed to various academic disciplines, such as linguistics, ethnography, social anthropology, zoology, medicine, and many more. This volume includes an introductory chapter by the editors and eleven chapters that analyze missionary research and its impact on knowledge about African contexts. Several themes emerge, including many missionaries' positive views of indigenous discourses and the complicated relationship between missionaries and professional anthropologists. Contributo rs: John Cinnamon Erika Eichholzer Natasha Erlank Deborah Gaitskell Patrick Harries Walima T. Kalusa John Manton David Maxwell John Stuart Dmitri van den Bersselaar Honoré Vinck

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Patrick Harries is professor of African history at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

David Maxwell is Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge University and Fellow of Emmanuel College.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0802866344
• ISBN 13: 9780802866349
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 357
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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