“Livingstone’s Loom”, Malawi
Name
2f223e3155fa4b23b85c66fe7c7d1fa5.pdf
Description
visibility:open
Size
423.34 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (CRC64NVME)
j6NSjaloeYs=
Resource type
Book chapter
Creator (person)
Worden, Sarah
Date published
2015
Abstract
The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of the globe, including in Europe itself. By exploring a range of artefacts, photographs and archival documents that have survived, or emerged from, these transformations, this volume sheds an oblique light on the histories of British Missionaries in Africa and the Pacific, and the ways in which their work is remembered in different parts of the world today. Short contributions describing the histories of particular items, accompanied by rich visual imagery, showcase the extraordinary items that were caught up in histories of conversion, and are still controversial for many today. By focusing on the varied forms of missionary heritage, this volume aims to question the often used categories of trophies, relics or curios, and highlight the complexity involved in the missionary encounter. This volume is the result of a research networking project bringing together specialists of missionary collections, i.e. artefacts, photographs or archival documents. These specialists are academics of various disciplines, museum curators and indigenous stakeholders who aim to show to a wide audience what missionary heritage constitutes and how varied it is. The heritage in focus is based in museums, archives, churches and archaeological sites in Britain, the Pacific and Africa. - Taken from the book jacket
Book title
Trophies, relics and curios? Missionary heritage from Africa and the Pacific
Editor
Jacobs, Karen
Knowles, Chantal
Wingfield, Chris
Pagination
51-56
Publisher
Sidestone Press
Place of publication
Leiden
Related URL