Encounters in quest of Christian womanhood : the Basel Mission in pre- and early colonial Ghana /
Christianity has come to be a religion embraced especially by women and not least in Africa. This book provides one of the as yet rare case studies for the early stages of this development: how African women on the pre- and early colonial Gold Coast (Ghana) encountered Basel Mission Christianity, 18...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Boston :
Brill,
2010.
Series:
Studies in Christian Mission
39.
Studies in Christian Mission Online, ISBN: 9789004322295.
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Call Number: BV3625.G6 S56 2010
| Summary: | Christianity has come to be a religion embraced especially by women and not least in Africa. This book provides one of the as yet rare case studies for the early stages of this development: how African women on the pre- and early colonial Gold Coast (Ghana) encountered Basel Mission Christianity, 1843-1885. Popular interpretations have tended to describe Christianity as either 'empowering' or 'domesticating' African women. Looking at variegated push-and-pull factors and in its focus on the agency of Ghanaian women this detailed analysis moves beyond. It situates the quest for Christian womanhood as part of trans-national discourses and exchanges, as well as local interactions, and writes a social history that is at once transnational and transcultural. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004193734 |
| ISSN: | 0924-9389 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |