Faith, “Fetish,” and the Making of Kongo Christianity: Missionary Collecting and the Shifting Meanings of Kongo Crucifixes in Late Colonial Northern Angola
This article explores the interplay between missionary collecting and the socio-historical dynamics that shaped the acquisition of a series of crucifixes and other items from Kongo clan chiefs in northern Angola in the 1950s. Focused on the collections of Dutch Spiritan Jan Vissers, it examines the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Material religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 290-311 |
| Further subjects: | B
Colonial collections
B clan chiefs B Magic B Catholicism B Congo |
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