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Scottish Missionaries in Nigeria : Foundation, Transformation and Development Among the Amasiri (1927-1944).

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (270 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773444256
  • 0773444254
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 266.009 22
LOC classification:
  • BV2750
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.

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.

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

English.