Theology, Idolatry and Science: John Williams' Missionary Ethnography and Natural History of the South Pacific

This article contributes to the recent scholarly efforts toward a more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between Protestant missionaries and the practice of natural history and ethnography in the early nineteenth century. Exploring John Williams' work in the South Pacific, I argue...

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Main Author: Irving-Stonebraker, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Journal of religious history
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 343-358
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Williams, John 1796-1839 / Protestant theology / Mission / Idolatry / Ethnology / Nature / History
RelBib Classification:KBS Australia; Oceania
KDD Protestant Church
RJ Mission; missiology
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