| Christianity in Northern Malaŵi: Donald Fraser's Missionary Methods and Ngoni Culture Contributor(s): Thompson, T. Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004102086 ISBN-13: 9789004102088 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: "Christianity in Northern Malawi deals with the interaction of the missionary methods of the Scottish missionary Donald Fraser and the traditional culture of the Ngoni people of northern Malawi in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It looks at Ngoni origins and culture prior to first contacts with the missionaries, at the early life and ideas of Fraser, and at Fraser's disagreements with some of his Scottish colleagues. There are also sections on Ngoni interactions with the early colonial government, and the development of a genuinely Ngoni Church. The book uses primary and oral sources, some of which were not previously available. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 266.023 |
| LCCN: 95024736 |
| Series: Studies in Christian Mission |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.48" W x 9.72" (1.63 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christianity in Northern Malawi deals with the interaction of the missionary methods of the Scottish missionary Donald Fraser and the traditional culture of the Ngoni people of northern Malawi in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It looks at Ngoni origins and culture prior to first contacts with the missionaries, at the early life and ideas of Fraser, and at Fraser's disagreements with some of his Scottish colleagues. There are also sections on Ngoni interactions with the early colonial government, and the development of a genuinely Ngoni Church. The book uses primary and oral sources, some of which were not previously available. |