Women and Missions: Past and Present - Anthropological and Historical Perceptions (Hardcover, First)

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 nineteenth-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. The fascinating debates are very relevant to the ordination of women issue of today. 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 longer section asks whether women missionaries are indeed a special case, and provides some fascinating studies from both historical and contemporary material of the impact of Christian missions on women. 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 utilised and developed in sometimes unexpected ways.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women
Release date:	1994
First published:	1994
Editors:	Fiona Bowie • Deborah Kirkwood • Shirley Ardener
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
Edition:	First
ISBN-13:	978-0-85496-738-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism Promotions
LSN:	0-85496-738-9
Barcode:	9780854967384

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