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In God's Empire

French Missionaries in the Modern World [Hardback]

by Owen White

    • Author

      Owen White

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      September 2012

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      Product Description

      A collection of thirteen essays by leading scholars in the field, In God's Empire examines the complex ways in which the spread of Christianity by French men and women shaped local communities, French national prowess, and global politics in the two centuries following the French Revolution. More than a story of religious proselytism, missionary activity was an essential feature of French contact and interaction with local populations. In many parts of the world, missionaries were the first French men and women to work and live among indigenous societies. For all the celebration of France's secular "civilizing mission," it was more often than not religious workers who actually fulfilled the daily tasks of running schools, hospitals, and orphanages. While their work was often tied to small villages, missionaries' interactions had geopolitical implications. Focusing on many regions--from the Ottoman Empire and the United States to Indochina and the Pacific Ocean--this book explores how France used missionaries' long connections with local communities as a means of political influence and justification for colonial expansion.In God's Empire offers readers both an overview of the major historical dimensions of the French evangelical enterprise, as well as an introduction to the theoretical and methodological challenges of placing French missionary work within the context of European, colonial, and religious history.

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      • Author

        Owen White

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        September 2012

      • Weight

        545g

      • Page Count

        336

      • Dimensions

        156 x 234 x 23 mm

      • ISBN

        9780195396447

      • ISBN-10

        0195396448

      • Eden Code

        4024203

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      • Author/Creator: Owen White

      • ISBN: 9780195396447

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: September 2012

      • Weight: 545g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 23 mm

      • Eden Code: 4024203

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