The Location of Faith: Power, Gender and Spirituality in the 1883-84 Maloga Mission revival

Claire Louise McLisky

The Location of Faith: Power, Gender and Spirituality in the 1883-84 Maloga Mission revival

Bidragets oversatte titel: Placering af tro: Magt, Køn og spiritualitet i 1883-1884 ved genoplivelsen af Maloga Missionen

Claire Louise McLisky

Institut for Engelsk, Germansk og Romansk

5 Citationer (Scopus)

Abstract

Beskrivelsen og analysen af religiøs tro er, uanset om det er udtrykt erfaring eller som genstand for akademiske undersøgelser, et komplekst foretagende. Det ses især i forbindelse med forholdet mellem nybygger-koloniale kristne missionærer og oprindelige folk, hvor historisk afstand og en positionel magtdynamik forstyrrer vores forståelser yderligere. Uanset om det ses som en form for kontrol, en mulighed for nye former for selvudfoldelse eller et redskab til befrielse, er åndelighed er ikke noget, der let kan blive afvist, kategoriseret eller blot beskrevet. Set i betragtning af betydningen af kristne missioner gennem Aboriginal folks historie og den fortsatte resonans af kristendommen i mange Aboriginale samfund, er det dog vigtigt at forstå hvordan og hvorfor tro fungerede i Aboriginale missioner. Denne artikel indtager et nyt syn på spørgsmålet om tro gennem en overvejelse af de komplekse kræfter, herunder sted, magt og køn, som formede en særlig vigtig begivenhed i historien om kristne missionærer og oprindelige folk i Australien: genoplivelsen af Maloga Mission i 1883-1884.
Udgivelsesdato: April 2010

Bidragets oversatte titel	Placering af tro: Magt, Køn og spiritualitet i 1883-1884 ved genoplivelsen af Maloga Missionen
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	History Australia (Print Edition)
Vol/bind	7
Udgave nummer	1
Sider (fra-til)	8.1-8.20
Antal sider	81
ISSN	1449-0854
Status	Udgivet - 1 jan. 2010

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Det Humanistiske Fakultet
oprindelige folk
Australien
kristen mission
evangeliske genoplivning
evangelicalism

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