"Providence has freed our hands": women's missions and the American encounter with Japan
"Something in me, dangerous" : women's missions in the age of empire -- "Translated from darkness to light" : the formation of an American missionary woman -- "Who are we that we should fight against the Holy Spirit?" : the rise of the American women's mission...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Syracuse, N.Y
Syracuse Univ. Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Women in religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Missionary woman
/ American woman
/ History 1868-1926
B USA / Mission (international law / Japan / History 1868-1926 |
| Further subjects: | B
Russell, Elizabeth (1836-1928)
B Women missionaries (United States) B Women in missionary work B Methodist Episcopal Church Missions (Japan) B United States Church history 19th century B Missions (Japan) |
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| Summary: | "Something in me, dangerous" : women's missions in the age of empire -- "Translated from darkness to light" : the formation of an American missionary woman -- "Who are we that we should fight against the Holy Spirit?" : the rise of the American women's mission movement -- "Opened before our delighted vision" : American Protestant missionaries in new Japan -- "The world moves" : Protestant missionaries negotiate gender ideologies -- "One world-wide sisterhood" : advocating a conditional equality |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XVII, 193 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3181-1 |
