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Missionary Masculinity, 1870-1930

The Norwegian Missionaries in South-East Africa [Hardback]

by Kristin Fjelde Tjelle

    • Author

      Kristin Fjelde Tjelle

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Palgrave Macmillan

    • Published

      January 2014

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      Missionary Masculinity, 1870-1930

      Today's Price £87.97

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      Product Description

      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 and given meaning, Kristin Fjelde Tjelle seeks to answer such questions. Using case studies of Norwegian Mission Society members the author argues that missionary masculinity was the result of a complex dialogue between the ideals of male 'self-making' associated with the late nineteenth century and the Christian ideal of self-denial. This masculinity was also the product of the tension between male missionaries' identity as modern professional breadwinners and their identity as 'pre-modern' patriarchs whose calling demanded the integration of their private lives and their public roles as missionaries. Missionary manliness (or appropriate mission masculinity) supported the upward social mobility of Norwegian men from fairly humble backgrounds and, more importantly, gave them power - but power that was always threatened by the dangers of inappropriate mission masculinity - or unmanliness.

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      • Author

        Kristin Fjelde Tjelle

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Palgrave Macmillan

      • Published

        January 2014

      • Weight

        541g

      • Page Count

        344

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9781137336354

      • ISBN-10

        1137336358

      • Eden Code

        4250819

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      • Author/Creator: Kristin Fjelde Tjelle

      • ISBN: 9781137336354

      • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

      • Release Date: January 2014

      • Weight: 541g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 4250819

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