Missionary lives : Papua, 1874-1914
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1989
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University of Hawaii Press
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Missionary Lives offers a compelling portrait of the remarkable Europeans who went to Papua to spread the gospel. Using a biographical model, Diane Langmore explores the economic, social, intellectual, and religious backgrounds of all 327 men and women. The results reveal a diverse collection of people who defy easy categorization, whose beliefs, values, and aspirations influenced Papuan lives and culture. This is a vivid and sympathetic account of ordinary human beings confronted by the loneliness and frustrations of frontier life. How they handled the novel situations in which they found themselves makes a fascinating story. A wide range of primary sources enriches this work: private papers, diaries, and the author’s correspondence and interviews with descendants of some of the missionaries.
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Missionaries--Papua New Guinea--Biography., Missions--Papua New Guinea--History., Papua New Guinea--Biography.
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408 p.
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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