Gender, Religion, and the Heathen Lands - American Missionary Women in South Asia, 1860s-1940s

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Part I Chapter 1 The Missionary Scenario Chapter 2 Biblical Helpmeet and Evangelical Worker: The Missionary Wife Chapter 3 Darkness, Disease, The Zenana, and the Heathen Woman: Constructing Discourses and Saving Souls Chapter 4 Documenting Knowledge and Producing Texts: An Analysis of Missionary Literature Part II Chapter 5 Shifting Paradigms: Facing the Twentieth Century Chapter 6 Feminists, Philanthropists, Matriarchs, and Managers: The Single-Women Missionaries Chapter 7 Isabella Thoburn (1840-1901): The Lal Bagh School and the Isabella Thoburn College Chapter 8 Making Women Physicians and Christ-Filled Doctors: Ida Scudder (1870-1960) and the Christian Medical College, Vellore Chapter 9 Living Voices: Missionary Legacies and Indian Daughters

About the author

Maina Chawla Singh

Summary

This cross-cultural study examines the work of American missionary women in South-Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Maina Chawla Singh, Singh Maina Chawla
• Assisted by: Maina Chawla Singh (Editor), Singh Maina Chawla (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1999
• EAN: 9780815328247
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-2824-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Weight: 910 g
• Series: Gender, Culture and Global Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, South East Asia, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent)