Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Studies in Christian mission, 0924-9389 ; v. 37 |
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Studies in Christian mission ; v. 37.
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Contents |
Communicating freedom or colonial evangelism? -- Our ancestors used to live on this mountain -- Like a labyrinth is his life : a missionary discourse on conversion -- And it is really thanks to you that we are saved : a Dii discourse on conversion -- The crisis of Dii traditional religion -- Establishing a church on the Dii-plain -- The emergence of a Dii Christianity -- Communication, conversion, and conservation |
Summary |
Was modern Christian mission to Africa primarily a colonial project and a civilizing mission or was it a spiritual revival spreading to new areas? This book tells the tale of the Dii people in northern Cameroon and describes their encounter with Norwegian missionaries. Through archival studies and through fieldwork among the Dii, an intriguing scenario is presented. Whereas the missionaries describe their mission as one of spiritual liberation, and the Dii highligt the social liberation they received through literacy and political independence, the author shows how both spiritual and social ch |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Dii (African people) -- Missions
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Dii (African people) -- Religion
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Missions, Norwegian -- Cameroon
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Christianity and culture -- Cameroon
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions.
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Christianity and culture
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Missions, Norwegian
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Dii Volk
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Norweger
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Mission
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Kulturkontakt
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Missionar
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Cameroon
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Kamerun -- Nord
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Norwegen
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Dii.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2009020916 |
ISBN |
9789047430988 |
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9047430980 |
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