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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Main Author: Sill, Ulrike.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Studies in Christian Mission 39.
Studies in Christian Mission Online, ISBN: 9789004322295.

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Missions > Ghana > History > 19th century.

Christian women > Ghana > History > 19th century.

Evangelische Missionsgesellschaft in Basel > History > 19th century.

Ghana > Church history > 19th century.

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Call Number: BV3625.G6 S56 2010

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Table of Contents:

Preliminary Material /
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Prologue. Celebrating Christian Womanhood In Ghana - The 10th Anniversary Of The Presbyterian Women's Centre In Abokobi 2002 /
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I. Introduction /
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II. The Basel Women's Mission In The European And The Basel Context /
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III. The Women Involved In Basel Mission Encounters On The Gold Coast /
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IV. Embodying Christian Womanhood - 'African' Actors In The Basel Mission /
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V. Christiansborg - Acquiring Space To Propagate Basel Femininity /
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VI. Akuapem And Akuropon (I) - Establishing New Spaces /
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VII. Akuapem (II) - Existing Loyalties And New Options /
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VIII. Creating A New Female Space: The Basel Mission Girls' Boarding Schools /
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IX. Women's Speech In The Basel Mission Community And Beyond /
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Summary /
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Appendix /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
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Encounters in quest of Christian womanhood : the Basel Mission in pre- and early colonial Ghana /

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