Encounters in quest of Christian womanhood : the Basel Mission in pre- and early colonial Ghana /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sill, Ulrike (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Colección:Studies in Christian mission ; v. 39.
Temas:
Evangelische Missionsgesellschaft in Basel > History > 19th century.
Evangelische Missionsgesellschaft in Basel
1800-1899
Missions > Ghana > History > 19th century.
Christian women > Ghana > History > 19th century.
Missions > Ghāna > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chrétiennes > Ghāna > Histoire > 19e siècle.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Christian women
Missions
Ghana > Church history > 19th century.
Ghana
Church history
History
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Sumario: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 womanho.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 420 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-408) and index.
ISBN:9789004193734
9004193731
1282952927
9781282952928
ISSN:0924-9389 ;

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