Reporting Christian missions in the eighteenth century : communication, culture of knowledge and regular publication in a cross-confessional perspective /

Regular reporting on extra-European Christian missions was a distinctive feature of the early modern era, changing the worldviews of Europe and Europeans. The present collection of essays offers an innovative approach to this phenomenon by comparing different missionary publications from a cross-con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Friedrich, Markus (Editor ), Schunka, Alexander, 1972- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017.
Colección:Jabloniana ; Bd. 8.
Temas:
1700-1799
Missions > History > 18th century.
Religious newspapers and periodicals > Europe > History > 18th century.
Publishers and publishing > Europe > History > 18th century.
Identification (Religion) > History > 18th century.
Missions > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Journaux et périodiques religieux > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Identification (Religion) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Identification (Religion)
Missions
Publishers and publishing
Religious newspapers and periodicals
Europe
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Regular reporting on extra-European Christian missions was a distinctive feature of the early modern era, changing the worldviews of Europe and Europeans. The present collection of essays offers an innovative approach to this phenomenon by comparing different missionary publications from a cross-confessional perspective. It establishes a broader framework for understanding the organized and institutionalized transfers of knowledge from the missions to Europe. 0The volume discusses the comparability of the different missionary periodicals from the vantage point of cultural history.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (198 pages)
ISBN:9783447196031
3447196033

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