Exhibiting Faith against an Imperial Background: Angola and the Spiritans at the Vatican Missionary Exhibition (1925)
Abstract In 1925 the Vatican Missionary Exhibition took place, presenting thousands of objects sent by Catholic missions around the world. Resulting from substantial efforts by the Church, the exhibition had a significant public impact, with an estimated one million visitors. It marked a critical mo...
| Published in: | Journal of religion in Africa |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2020, Volume: 50, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 79-108 |
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Esposizione Missionaria Vaticana (1925 : Rom)
/ Angola
/ Spiritaner
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Vatican
B Angola B Missions B Spiritans B Exhibition |
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| Summary: | Abstract In 1925 the Vatican Missionary Exhibition took place, presenting thousands of objects sent by Catholic missions around the world. Resulting from substantial efforts by the Church, the exhibition had a significant public impact, with an estimated one million visitors. It marked a critical moment in the international affirmation of the Church, as well as the reformulation and expansion of its missionary policy in the aftermath of the Great War. Catholic missions and congregations in the Portuguese colonial empire participated in the exhibition. This article focuses on the Angolan case, where the Congregation of the Holy Spirit was the main protagonist of Catholic missionisation. I examine the organisation process, the circulation of norms and objects across imperial borders, and their exhibition at the Vatican. I discuss the tensions between the pontifical message and Portuguese missionary politics, as well as the intermediary position that the Spiritans occupied. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340179 |