Awakening the hermit kingdom : pioneer American women missionaries in Korea /

Awakening the Hermit Kingdom: Pioneer American Women Missionaries in Korea gives a focused look at the long-ignored subject, the pioneer women missionaries to the Hermit Kingdom, as the early missionaries often called Korea. Based largely on private papers and mission reports of the missionaries, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ahn, Katherine H. Lee
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pasadena, Calif. : William Carey Library, ©2009.
Temas:
Ahn, Katherine H. Lee.
Ahn, Katherine H. Lee
Women missionaries > Korea > Biography.
Women missionaries > United States > Biography.
Femmes missionnaires > Corée > Biographies.
Femmes missionnaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Women missionaries
Korea
United States
collective biographies.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Awakening the Hermit Kingdom: Pioneer American Women Missionaries in Korea gives a focused look at the long-ignored subject, the pioneer women missionaries to the Hermit Kingdom, as the early missionaries often called Korea. Based largely on private papers and mission reports of the missionaries, the author explores the life and work of the American women missionaries in the first quarter century of the Protestant mission in Korea. This book brings a new light to the history of Protestantism in Korea by revealing the identity and activities of the women missionaries, as well as the level of religious and social impact made by their presence and work in Korea.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 447 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-397) and index.
ISBN:9780878086399
0878086390

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