Igbo culture and the Christian missions 1857-1957 : conversion in theory and practice / Augustine S. O. Okwu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Okwu, Augustine Senan Ogunyeremuba.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church schools--Nigeria, Southern.

Church schools.

Igbo (African people)--Missions.

Igbo (African people).

Igbo (African people)--Religion.

Missions--Nigeria, Southern.

Missions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (670 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the strategies and methods of the Protestant and Roman Catholic missionaries in Igboland and Igbo response during the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Using oral traditions, primary sources, and the author's life experience as a Christian convert and missionary, the text examines the missions' programs, missteps, and impact.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; About the Book; Contents; List of Maps and Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Igboland and the Origin of the Igbo; 2. Immediate Post-Slave Trade Period 1808-1849; 3. Foreign Pioneers in Igboland 1800-1886; 4. Attack on Igbo Culture 1885-1899; 5. Missionaries and Chapel-School Apostolacy; 6. Catechist-Teachers and Evangelization; 7. Sisters, Women-Education and Social Services; 8. Spiritans' Crisis; 9. Owerri Diocese and Secondary School Apostolacy 1948; 10. Epilogue: Postscript; Sources and Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-328) and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-8409-2

1-299-44987-5

0-7618-4886-X

OCLC:

855502964