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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL EDITORIAL The articles in this issue examine historical encounters between a diverse range of Christian missionaries and West African communities. These works draw on archival materials from the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century to address Catholic and Protestant mission activities in di V erent regions of Ghana, and CMS engagements with Yoruba communities in Nigeria. The implications of Christian val- ues and practices for constructions of gender are of particular signiŽ cance to three of the four papers; and all of the authors explore the com- plex contradictions of what Birgit Meyer identiŽ es as a ‘cultural poli- tics’ embedded in these encounters, and their consequences for West African history and culture. In recent decades, critical investigation of missionization has certainly been one of the most innovative Ž elds in the anthropology and history of religion, and perhaps especially of African religious life. Each of these essays o V ers a careful consideration of the re exive character of mis- sionary practices, showing how colonial (and proto-colonial) relations between missionaries and convert communities shaped an ongoing con- versation. Birgit Meyer’s contribution o V ers a fascinating discussion of Norddeutsche Missionsgesellschaft (NMG) practices in Ewe communi- ties http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Religion in Africa Brill

EDITORIAL

Journal of Religion in Africa , Volume 32 (2): 133 – Jan 1, 2002

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0022-4200
eISSN
1570-0666
DOI
10.1163/157006602320292889
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Abstract

EDITORIAL The articles in this issue examine historical encounters between a diverse range of Christian missionaries and West African communities. These works draw on archival materials from the mid-nineteenth century through the early twentieth century to address Catholic and Protestant mission activities in di V erent regions of Ghana, and CMS engagements with Yoruba communities in Nigeria. The implications of Christian val- ues and practices for constructions of gender are of particular signiŽ cance to three of the four papers; and all of the authors explore the com- plex contradictions of what Birgit Meyer identiŽ es as a ‘cultural poli- tics’ embedded in these encounters, and their consequences for West African history and culture. In recent decades, critical investigation of missionization has certainly been one of the most innovative Ž elds in the anthropology and history of religion, and perhaps especially of African religious life. Each of these essays o V ers a careful consideration of the re exive character of mis- sionary practices, showing how colonial (and proto-colonial) relations between missionaries and convert communities shaped an ongoing con- versation. Birgit Meyer’s contribution o V ers a fascinating discussion of Norddeutsche Missionsgesellschaft (NMG) practices in Ewe communi- ties

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Journal of Religion in AfricaBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2002

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