| Journals of the REV. Messrs Isenberg and Krapf, Missionaries of the Church Missionary Society Contributor(s): Isenberg, Charles William (Author), Krapf, Johann Ludwig (Author), Macqueen, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108034179 ISBN-13: 9781108034173 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $73.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study - Religion | Christian Church - History - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions |
| Dewey: 266.3 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.45" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.81 lbs) 658 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1829 the Church Missionary Society began operations in the African kingdom of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). The Anglican clergyman Charles Isenberg (1806-64) joined the mission there in 1835, followed by Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810-81) in 1837. Soon afterwards, opposition to the Society's presence in Abyssinia caused them to leave. However, they were determined to establish a base in the central Ethiopian kingdom of Shoa (Shewa), and did so in 1839, entering from the Yemeni port of Mocha. Isenberg stayed in the capital, Ankobar, from 7 June until 6 November 1839, while Krapf remained until 1842 and travelled to other, lesser-known parts of the country. This work, published in 1843, is an account of their period of missionary activity, told through their journals. It begins with a geographical account of the region by the leading specialist of the time, James MacQueen (1778-1870), widely considered one of his most important works. |