Encounters in quest of Christian womanhood: the Basel Mission in pre- and early colonial Ghana

The Basel Women's Mission in the European and the Basel context -- The women involved in Basel Mission encounters on the Gold Coast -- Embodying Christian womanhood : 'African' actors in the Basel Mission -- Christiansborg : acquiring space to propagate Basel femininity -- Akuapem and...

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Published in:Studies in Christian mission
Main Author: Sill, Ulrike 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden [u.a.] Brill 2010
In: Studies in Christian mission (39)
Reviews:Encounters in quest of Christian womanhood. The Basel mission in pre- and early colonial Ghana. By Ulrike Sill. (Studies in Christian Mission, 39.) Pp. xvii+420. Leiden–Boston: Brill, 2010. €130. 978 90 04 18888 4; 0924 9389 (2013) (Parker, John)
Series/Journal:Studies in Christian mission 39
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ghana / Basler Mission / Missionary woman / History 1820-1890
Further subjects:B Ghana Church history 19th century
B Ghana Church history 19th century
B Missions (Ghana) History 19th century
B Christian women (Ghana) History 19th century
B Missions Ghana History 19th century
B Evangelische Missionsgesellschaft in Basel History 19th century
B Thesis
B Christian women Ghana History 19th century
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Summary:The Basel Women's Mission in the European and the Basel context -- The women involved in Basel Mission encounters on the Gold Coast -- Embodying Christian womanhood : 'African' actors in the Basel Mission -- Christiansborg : acquiring space to propagate Basel femininity -- Akuapem and Akuropon (1) : establishing new spaces -- Akuapem (2) : existing loyalties and new options -- Innovation by women : the case of "six-fingered children" -- Creating a new female space : the Basel Mission girls' boarding schools -- Women's speech in the Basel Mission community and beyond
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004188886