Missionary masculinity, 1870-1930 : the Norwegian missionaries in South-East Africa /

What kind of men were missionaries? What kind of masculinity did they represent, in ideology as well as in practice? Presupposing masculinity to be a cluster of cultural ideas and social practices that change over time and space, and not a stable entity with a natural, inherent meaning, Kristin Fjel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fjelde Tjelle, Kristin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Colección:Genders and sexualities in history
Temas:
Norske misjonsselskap > History > 19th century.
Norske misjonsselskap > History > 20th century.
Norske misjonsselskap
1800-1999
Missions, Norwegian > Africa, Southern.
Missionaries > Africa, Southern > History > 19th century.
Missionaries > Africa, Southern > History > 20th century.
Missionaries > Africa, Southern > Psychology.
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Missions norvégiennes > Afrique australe.
Missionnaires > Afrique australe > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Missionnaires > Afrique australe > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Missionnaires > Afrique australe > Psychologie.
Social & cultural history > c 1800 to c 1900 > 20th century.
Christian mission & evangelism > c 1800 to c 1900 > 20th century.
Gender studies: men > c 1800 to c 1900 > 20th century.
History.
Missions, Norwegian
Masculinity > Religious aspects > Christianity
Missionaries
Missionaries > Psychology
Southern Africa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What kind of men were missionaries? What kind of masculinity did they represent, in ideology as well as in practice? Presupposing masculinity to be a cluster of cultural ideas and social practices that change over time and space, and not a stable entity with a natural, inherent meaning, Kristin Fjelde Tjelle seeks to answer such questions.
Notas:Epublication based on: 9781137336354.
1. Introduction: Missionaries and Masculinities PART 1: THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN MISSIONARY MASCULINITY 2. Missionary Self-Making 3. Proper Missionary Masculinity 4. Confessional Missionary Masculinity 5. Norwegian Missionary Masculinity and 'Other' Zulu Masculinity 6. Missionary Masculinity versus Missionary Femininity PART 2: MISSIONARY MASCULINITY BETWEEN PROFESSIONALISM AND PRIVACY 7. Missionary Men 8. Family Men 9. Men in The World.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (344 pages) : 19 black and white, halftones
ISBN:9781137336361
1137336366

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