Building God's kingdom [electronic resource] : Norwegian missionaries in highland Madagascar, 1866-1903 / by Karina Hestad Skeie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skeie, Karina Hestad.

Series:

Studies in Christian Mission 42.

Studies in Christian mission, 0924-9389 ; v. 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions, Norwegian--Madagascar--History--19th century.

Missions, Norwegian.

Madagascar--Church history--19th century.

Madagascar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Building God’s Kingdom studies how the encounter with nineteenth century Madagascar influenced the Norwegian Protestant mission. Drawing upon rich Norwegian and Malagasy sources, entangled and multivocal stories are allowed to unfold, revealing the complex dynamics of mission encounters. Tracing Malagasy agency and pursuit of churchly independence in pre-colonial and colonial Madagascar, this study explores the power-struggles between the Malagasy, the missionaries and between the mission in Norway and Madagascar. Through careful attention to context and agency, Karina Hestad Skeie provides new perspectives on the interplay between the local and the global in Christian missions, and on the centrality and restrictions of local agency on mission policy.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Nineteenth Century Norway and the Mission

Nineteenth-Century Madagascar and the Norwegian Mission

The Mission Station: Building a Home

The Church Building: Building a Lutheran Church

Crossroads and a Malagasy Challenge

From Mission to Church

Seized by the Mission

Conclusions

Appendix

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85499-6

90-04-24212-0

OCLC:

821180705

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004242128 DOI