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Prophetic identities indigenous missionaries on British colonial frontiers, 1850-75
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The spread of Christianity is often told as a story of conquest, of powerful European missionaries waging a cultural assault on hapless indigenous victims. Yet the presence of indigenous men among ...
The spread of Christianity is often told as a story of conquest, of powerful European missionaries waging a cultural assault on hapless indigenous victims. Yet the presence of indigenous men among missionary ranks in the nineteenth century complicates these narratives. What compelled these individuals to embrace Christianity? How did they reconcile being both Christian and indigenous in an age of empire? Tolly Bradford finds answers to these questions in the lives and legacies of Henry Budd, a Cree missionary from western Canada, and Tiyo Soga, a Xhosa missionary from southern Africa. Inspired by both faith and family, these men found in Christianity a way to construct a modern conception of indigeneity, one informed by their ties to Britain and rooted in land and language, rather than religion and lifestyle. Prophetic Identities portrays indigenous missionaries not as victims of colonialism but rather as people who made conscious, difficult choices about their spirituality, identity, and relationship with the British colonial world.
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- Creator
- Tolly Bradford
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, c2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (237 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781283716796, 1283716798, 9780774822817, 0774822813, 0774822805, 0774822791
- OCLC
- ocn762958703
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Introduction: Indigenous Missionaries, Identity, and the Colonial Frontier -- Part 1: Journeys to Ordination -- From "Orphan" to "Settler": The Making of the Reverend Henry Budd -- From Wars to a Prophet: The Making of the Reverend Tiyo Soga -- Part 2: Lives -- Alienated and Connected: Finding Positions -- "Placed in very special circumstances": Defining Themselves -- Advocate and Adviser: Spreading Their Word -- Part 3: Legacies -- Henry Budd's "Great Transformation": A Cree Village Community -- "The Destiny of the Kaffir Race": A Xhosa National Community -- Conclusion: Indigeneity and Empire
Subjects
- Budd, Henry, ca. 1812-1875.
- Soga, Tiyo, 1829-1871.
- Missionaries -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 19th century.
- Missionaries -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 19th century.
- Cree Indians -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Ethnic identity -- History -- 19th century.
- Xhosa (African people) -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Ethnic identity -- History -- 19th century.
- Christianity and culture -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History -- 19th century.
- Christianity and culture -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 19th century.