Issues of Gender, Race, and Class in the Norwegian Missionary Society in Nineteenth-Century Norway and Madagascar (Studies in the History of Missions, 24)

The cover features a Christian boarding school for girls in Madagascar ca. 1894, reflecting the contents of this historical-sociological study examining the activities and impact of the Norwegian Missionary Society on that native society. Drawing from archival sources, Predelli (Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research) views such evangelical religion movements as both a transformative and stabilizing force that offers a unique perspective on cultural encounters and social change in regard to issues of religion, gender, sexuality, race, and class. Includes a methodological appendix. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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