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Mixed Messages: Materiality, Textuality, Missions Materiality, Textuality, Missions by Jamie S. Scott, Gareth Griffiths (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This Collection Of Essays Looks At Missions, Their Complicity In European Colonialism, And Their Postcolonial Aftermath. It Examines The Spread Of Christianity, Ranging Over The Anthropological, Textual, Historical, And Geographical Dimensions Of Mission Enterprises, With Topics As Diverse As The Influence Of Mission Printing And Record-keeping On Traditional Life In Africa To The Role Of Missions In Changing Styles Of Dress In India. Also, Uniquely, The Collection Includes Essays Analyzing The Role Of Proselytizing In Islam, Hinduism, And Buddhism, As Well As American Liberal Democratic Capitalism. The Volume Is Interdisciplinary, Focusing On Textual And Material Aspects Of Missions. Like Griffiths' Earlier Ground-breaking Books In Postcolonial Studies, And Scott's Well-known Interdisciplinary Work On Missions And Postcolonial Literatures, This Collection Will Be Fascinating To Scholars In Postcolonial/cultural And Mission Studies And Be Useful As A Teaching Tool As Well. Mixed Messages Was Listed Among The 15 Best Books For 2005 In The Jan 2006 Issue Of The International Bulletin Of Mission Studies . Master Narratives Of Imperial Missions / Jeff Cox -- Inventing The World : Trans

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Author

Jamie S. Scott, Gareth Griffiths (eds.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781281369079

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Philosophy, Religion