Missionary Masculinity, 1870-1930
The Norwegian Missionaries in South-East Africa
Nonfiction, History, Africa, European General
| Author: | Kristin Fjelde Tjelle | ISBN: | 9781137336361 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kristin Fjelde Tjelle |
| ISBN: | 9781137336361 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 21, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
What kind of men were missionaries? What kind of masculinity did they represent, in ideology as well as in practice? Presupposing masculinity to be a cluster of cultural ideas and social practices that change over time and space, and not a stable entity with a natural, inherent meaning, Kristin Fjelde Tjelle seeks to answer such questions.
What kind of men were missionaries? What kind of masculinity did they represent, in ideology as well as in practice? Presupposing masculinity to be a cluster of cultural ideas and social practices that change over time and space, and not a stable entity with a natural, inherent meaning, Kristin Fjelde Tjelle seeks to answer such questions.
