Title Power and conviction : the political economy of missionary work in colonial-era Africa / Frank-Borge Wietzke

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (83 pages) Series Cambridge elements. Elements in the politics of development Elements in the politics of development. Summary This 'Element' discusses the impacts of missionary work in sub-Saharan Africa. It illustrates inherently more political and context-dependent aspects of missionary behavior, such as local struggles for religious hegemony between Protestants and Catholics and interactions between colonial regimes and the church-based provision of goods like education Notes Also issued in print: 2023 Published in association with MIT Center for International Studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Audience Specialized Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 2, 2023) Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Missions -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History Christianity and politics -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church. Missionaries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions Christianity and politics Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church Missionaries -- Social conditions Missions Religion SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Religion Subject Sub-Saharan Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author MIT Center for International Studies, associated with work

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