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Obinna, Elijah.

Scottish Missionaries in Nigeria : Foundation, Transformation and Development Among the Amasiri (1927-1944). - Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (270 pages)

SCOTTISH MISSIONARIES IN NIGERIA: Foundation, Transformation and Development Among the Amasiri (1927-1944); Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Abstract; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; Methodology; Review of Literature; Chapter One -- Historical Background of Amasiri Clan; Chapter Two -- Christian Mission to Nigeria; Chapter Three -- Mary Slessor: 'Queen' of Calabar; Chapter Four -- Scottish Mission to the Amasiri Clan; Chapter Five -- The Scottish Mission and Indigenous Cultures; Chapter Six -- Scottish Missionary Legacies; Bibliography

A fresh insight into the relationship between Scottish missionaries and the indigenous peoples in Africa which focuses on the outcomes of missionary activities in the process of imperial conquest and colonization among the Amasiri, of Ebonyi state in southeastern Nigeria.


English.

ISBN: 9780773444256 0773444254

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missionaries--Nigeria.
Missionaries--Scotland.
Missionnaires--Nigeria.
Missionnaires--Écosse.
RELIGION--Christian Ministry--Missions.
Missionaries

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Nigeria
Scotland

LC Class. No.: BV2750

Dewey Class. No.: 266.009