The Spiritual in the Secular: Missionaries and Knowledge about Africa - Couverture souple

Livre 18 sur 23: Studies in the History of Christian Missions

Harries, Patrick; Maxwell, David

 
9780802866349: The Spiritual in the Secular: Missionaries and Knowledge about Africa
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0802866344 ISBN 13 : 9780802866349
Editeur : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012

Synopsis

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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À propos des auteurs

Patrick Harries (1950-2016) was professor of African history at the University of Basel, Switzerland, and a member of the steering group of the Centre for African Studies Basel. His scholarship focused on the history of labor in Africa, the history of Christian missions, and the history of knowledge production.

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

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Éditeur
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802866344
ISBN 13 
9780802866349
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
357
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