Distant Garden: Moravian Missions and the Culture Of Slavery in the Danish West Indies, 1732-1848

The author traces the effects of Moravian mission work on the slave culture of the Danish West Indies. She describes the colonization of the islands, including the context of its religious foundations and role of Moravian missionaries from their arrival in 1732 through the ultimate emancipation of t...

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Main Author: Richards, Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn State Univ. Press 2007
In: Journal of Moravian history
Year: 2007, Volume: 2, Pages: 55-74
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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