Communication and conversion in northern Cameroon : the Dii people and Norwegian missionaries, 1934-1960

Communication and conversion in northern Cameroon : the Dii people and Norwegian missionaries, 1934-1960 / by Tomas Sundnes Drønen.

Was modern Christian mission to Africa primarily a colonial project and a civilizing mission or was it a spiritual revival spreading to new areas? This book tells the tale of the Dii people in northern Cameroon and describes their encounter with Norwegian missionaries. Through archival studies and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drønen, Tomas Sundnes (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:Studies in Christian mission ; v. 37.
Subjects:
Dii (African people) > Missions.
Dii (African people) > Religion.
Missions, Norwegian > Cameroon.
Christianity and culture > Cameroon.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Christianity and culture
Missions, Norwegian
Dii > Volk
Norweger
Mission
Kulturkontakt
Missionar
Cameroon
Kamerun > Nord
Norwegen
Dii.
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Summary:Was modern Christian mission to Africa primarily a colonial project and a civilizing mission or was it a spiritual revival spreading to new areas? This book tells the tale of the Dii people in northern Cameroon and describes their encounter with Norwegian missionaries. Through archival studies and through fieldwork among the Dii, an intriguing scenario is presented. Whereas the missionaries describe their mission as one of spiritual liberation, and the Dii highligt the social liberation they received through literacy and political independence, the author shows how both spiritual and social ch.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789047430988
9047430980
ISSN:0924-9389 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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