Emotions and Christian Missions: Historical Perspectives (Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions)
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Hardcover. This book explores the ways in which emotions were conceptualised and practised in Christian mission contexts from the 17th-20th centuries. The authors show how emotional practices such as prayer, tears, and Methodist 'shouting', and feelings such as pity, joy and frustration, shaped relationships between missionaries and prospective converts. Editor(s): Vallgarda, Karen. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCX7; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
This book explores the ways in which emotions were conceptualised and practised in Christian mission contexts from the 17th-20th centuries. The authors show how emotional practices such as prayer, tears, and Methodist 'shouting', and feelings such as pity, joy and frustration, shaped relationships between missionaries and prospective converts.
This book explores the ways in which emotions were conceptualised and practised in Christian mission contexts from the 17th-20th centuries. The authors show how emotional practices such as prayer, tears, and Methodist 'shouting', and feelings such as pity, joy and frustration, shaped relationships between missionaries and prospective converts.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137528933
SKU
V9781137528933
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99-15
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Claire McLisky is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Research Fellow at Griffith University in Australia. She has published articles on humanitarianism, settler colonialism and the role of emotions in Christian mission. Her current project compares the emotional economies of early colonial missions to Greenland and Australia. Daniel Midena is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at ... Read more
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