Empires of Religion / edited by H. Carey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carey, Hilary M. (Hilary Mary), 1957-

Series:

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, 2635-1641

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism.

Science--History.

Science.

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Philosophy--History.

Philosophy.

Religion--History.

Religion.

History, Modern.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

History of Science.

History of Britain and Ireland.

History of Philosophy.

History of Religion.

Modern History.

Local Subjects:

Imperialism and Colonialism.

History of Science.

History of Britain and Ireland.

History of Philosophy.

History of Religion.

Modern History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A sparkling new collection on religion and imperialism, covering Ireland and Britain, Australia, Canada, the Cape Colony and New Zealand, Botswana and Madagascar. Bursting with accounts of lively characters and incidents from around the British world, this collection is essential reading for all students of religious and imperial history.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Empires of Religion; Part I: Religious Metropoles; Part II: Colonies and Mission Fields: Greater Britain: Whiteness and its Limits; Part II: Colonies and Mission Fields: Friends of the Native? Universalism and Its Limits; Part III: Post-Colonial Transformations; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612259982

9781282259980

1282259989

9780230228726

0230228720

OCLC:

435911961