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Routledge Women and Missions: Past and Present Book

Name: Routledge Women and Missions: Past and Present Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complex history of women in missionary work with Women and Missions: Past and Present. Published by Routledge, this academic collection brings together insights from leading anthropologists, missiologists, and historians to examine the role of women in Christian missionary activity. This book offers a deep look into a topic that has often been overlooked. Through two distinct parts, readers can examine 19th-century women missionaries as they appear in literature, alongside studies on the real-world backgrounds and experiences of women working in mission fields. The text also analyzes the attitudes held by missionary societies toward their female staff. While women were often viewed simply as wives or support staff, this collection challenges those traditional perceptions. It reveals how women missionaries often played much more active and significant roles than history typically suggests. This is an essential resource for students and researchers interested in cross-cultural perspectives, anthropology, and the historical impact of religious missions on women.

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Includes essays from professional anthropologists, missiologists, and historians to provide a scholarly perspective on women in missions.

Examines 19th-century women missionaries through the lens of literature and historical records.

Analyzes the actual backgrounds and lived experiences of women working within various mission fields.

Investigates the specific attitudes and organizational views held by missionary societies regarding female workers.

Provides a cross-cultural perspective on how Christian missionary activity affected women throughout history.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0854967389
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 06 January 1994
Listed Since: 15 December 2006

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