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Faith in Objects - American Missionary Expositions in the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
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Faith in Objects - American Missionary Expositions in the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
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"In the early twentieth century, missionary expositions were a
central event in the religious life of many Americans. They also
converged with the research agenda of anthropology, which was then
defined by museum work. This thoughtfully researched book brings
the untold history of the World in Boston of 1911 to light.
Extraordinary in terms of content, geographic scope, and
attendance, "America's First Great Missionary Exposition" was
conceived on the model of world's fairs, and grew out of an
established tradition of missionary exhibitions. This compelling
history reveals how the material culture of missions shaped
domestic interactions with evangelism, Christianity, and the
consumption of ethnological knowledge"--
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