David Griffiths and the Missionary History of Madagascar

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-20980-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 41, 1180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1882 g

Reihe: Studies in Christian Mission

In 1838, William Ellis of the LMS published a History of Madagascar considered a key primary source for nineteenth-century Malagasy history. Four years later, David Griffiths, longest serving member of the Madagascar Mission, published Hanes Madagascar (History of Madagascar) in Welsh. Campbell 's study explores the intriguing relationship between these works and their authors. It analyses the role of Griffiths; presents evidence that much of Ellis History derived from Griffiths research; and presents the first ever translation of Hanes Madagascar (with extensive annotations). This study suggests that the tensions arising from the different cultural perceptions of Welsh and English missionaries moulded the destiny of the Madagascar mission. It will hopefully inspire re-evaluation of other missions and their relationship to British imperial policy.

Zielgruppe

All readers interested in the history of Christianity, Christian missions, Madagascar, Empire, and Wales

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campbell, Gwyn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Campbell, Gwyn
Gwyn Campbell, Ph.D (Economic History, Swansea University, 1985), is Canada Research Chair in Indian Ocean World Studies at McGill. He has published extensively on Africa and the Indian Ocean world, including An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895 (Cambridge, 2005).

Gwyn Campbell is a Canada Research Chair, and Director of the Indian Ocean World Centre, at McGill University. He has published extensively on Africa and the Indian Ocean world, including An Economic History of Imperial Madagascar, 1750-1895 (Cambridge, 2005).