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Dynamics of Missions: Women, Catechists, Land and Sociology

Dynamics of Missions: Women, Catechists, Land and Sociology Social Sciences and Missions 23 (2010) 157–161 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI 10.1163/187489410X516448 brill.nl/ssm Social Sciences and Missions Sciences sociales et missions Introduction Dynamics of Missions: Women, Catechists, Land and Sociology Th is issue of SSM is treading terrain that we have covered before. It is conse- quently adding to, and enriching, material we have already published – on women, on science, on Catholicism, and on the Church. As we have noted in the past, missions off er researchers, through their archives, material which is unique and which allows us to reconstruct particularly well life in the “north” and in the “south”. Th e topics which can be delved into are almost infi nite and the scope of countries possible to study is equally varied. Th e present issue covers territories as diverse as China, Burkina Faso, Congo and Angola. It deals with issues as varied as single women missionaries, African catechists, land rights and urban sociology. Taken together, the articles in the present issue speak volumes about the importance of understanding missionary work within these various contexts as well as the importance of studying missions to understand generic human, social and political developments. Th e http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Sciences and Missions (preceeded by Le Fait Missionaire until 2006) Brill

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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Social Sciences and Missions 23 (2010) 157–161 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2010 DOI 10.1163/187489410X516448 brill.nl/ssm Social Sciences and Missions Sciences sociales et missions Introduction Dynamics of Missions: Women, Catechists, Land and Sociology Th is issue of SSM is treading terrain that we have covered before. It is conse- quently adding to, and enriching, material we have already published – on women, on science, on Catholicism, and on the Church. As we have noted in the past, missions off er researchers, through their archives, material which is unique and which allows us to reconstruct particularly well life in the “north” and in the “south”. Th e topics which can be delved into are almost infi nite and the scope of countries possible to study is equally varied. Th e present issue covers territories as diverse as China, Burkina Faso, Congo and Angola. It deals with issues as varied as single women missionaries, African catechists, land rights and urban sociology. Taken together, the articles in the present issue speak volumes about the importance of understanding missionary work within these various contexts as well as the importance of studying missions to understand generic human, social and political developments. Th e

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