| The Dominican Friars in Southern Africa: A Social History (1577-1990) Contributor(s): Denis, Philippe (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004111441 ISBN-13: 9789004111448 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $207.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: The purpose of this book is to gather in a single narrative the rather disparate stories of Dominican friars in Southern Africa over the past four centuries. Dominicans from Portugal and Portuguese India were present in South-East Africa from 1577 to 1835. Patrick Raymond Griffith, an Irish Dominican, became the first resident bishop in South Africa in 1837. A Dominican mission was established in 1917 with the arrival of a group of English friars. A second group arrived from the Netherlands in 1932. The aim is to provide a social history of the Dominicans in Southern Africa, that is, a history that deals specifically with the social and cultural factors of historical development. The Dominicans ministered in a political, social and cultural context which impacted on their apostolic activities and, in turn, was affected by them. The book's "terminus ad quem is 1990, when the National Party opened a process of political negotiation, thus ending more than forty years of apartheid rule. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Institutions & Organizations - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 271.206 |
| LCCN: 98023784 |
| Series: Studies in Christian Mission |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.5" W x 9.62" (1.74 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The purpose of this book is to gather in a single narrative the rather disparate stories of Dominican friars in Southern Africa over the past four centuries. Dominicans from Portugal and Portuguese India were present in South-East Africa from 1577 to 1835. Patrick Raymond Griffith, an Irish Dominican, became the first resident bishop in South Africa in 1837. A Dominican mission was established in 1917 with the arrival of a group of English friars. A second group arrived from the Netherlands in 1932. The aim is to provide a social history of the Dominicans in Southern Africa, that is, a history that deals specifically with the social and cultural factors of historical development. The Dominicans ministered in a political, social and cultural context which impacted on their apostolic activities and, in turn, was affected by them. The book's terminus ad quem is 1990, when the National Party opened a process of political negotiation, thus ending more than forty years of apartheid rule. |
