Women and Missions: Past and Present : Anthropological and Historical Perceptions EPUB
Edited by Shirley Ardener, Fiona Bowie, Deborah Kirkwood
Part of the Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women series
EPUB
Description
This collection of essays by eminent anthropologists, missiologists and historians explores the hitherto neglected topic of women missionaries and the effect of Christian missionary activity upon women.
The book consists of two parts. The first part looks at 19th century women missionaries as presented in literature, at the backgrounds and experience of women in the mission field and at the attitudes of missionary societies towards their female workers.
Although they are traditionally presented as wives and support workers, it becomes apparent that, on the contrary, women missionaries often played a culturally important role.
The second and longest section asks whether women missionaries are indeed a special case, and provides some fascinating studies of the impact of Christian missions on women in both historical material and a wealth of contemporary material.Of particular value is the perspective of those who were themselves objects of missionary activity and who reflected upon this experience.
Women actively absorbed and adapted the teachings of the Christian missionaries, and Western models are seen to be utilized and developed in sometimes unexpected ways.
Information
-
Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:25/02/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781000323221
Information
-
Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:25/02/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781000323221
