Gender and Conversion Narratives in the Nineteenth Century

German Mission at Home and Abroad

Kirsten Rüther author Angelika Schaser author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:14th Jun '17

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Addressing an important social and political issue which is still much debated today, this volume explores the connections between religious conversions and gendered identity against the backdrop of a world undergoing significant social transformations. Adopting a collaborative approach to their research, the authors explore the connections and differences in conversion experiences, tracing the local and regional rootedness of individual conversions as reflected in conversion narratives in three different locations: Germany and German missions in South Africa and colonial Australia, at a time of massive social changes in the 1860s. Beginning with the representation of religious experiences in so-called conversion narratives, the authors explore the social embeddedness of religious conversions and inquire how people related to their social surroundings, and in particular to gender order and gender practices, before, during and after their conversion. With a concluding reflective essay on comparative methods of history writing and transnational perspectives on conversion, this book offers a fresh perspective on historical debates about religious change, gender and social relations.

"...an interesting and methodically interesting endeavour..." - Martina Gugglberger, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

ISBN: 9781138099623

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Weight: 453g

212 pages