The residue of the western missionary in the southern Cameroons (Record no. 32386)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789956728688 |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9789956727940 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MdBmJHUP |
| Transcribing agency | MdBmJHUP |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BV3625.C29 |
| Item number | A867 2012 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Awoh, Peter Acho. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The residue of the western missionary in the southern Cameroons |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | the Christian village : a sad tale of strife and dissension / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Peter Awoh. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Bamenda, Cameroon : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Langaa Research & Publishing CIG ; |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [Oxford, Eng.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2012 |
| Place of manufacture | (Baltimore, Md. : |
| Manufacturer | Project Muse, |
| Date of manufacture | 2013) |
| Place of manufacture | (Baltimore, Md. : |
| Manufacturer | Project MUSE, |
| Date of manufacture | 2015) |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xiv, 409 p.) :) |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. (some col.), digital file. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-409). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Foreword -- Introduction -- Shishong Christian village -- The Christian village of Njinikom -- The Baseng Christian village -- Appendix -- Selected bibliography. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book is the fascinating study of Christian enclaves in the Southern Cameroons of the colonial era. The Christian enclaves came into being with absolute spontaneity as a modus vivendi. Oblivious of the danger in store both colonial governments and traditional authorities provided the conditions in which these Christian villages took root and flourished. However what had taken root in the territory as a self-protection mechanism, soon unleashed its lethal, enticing tentacles luring both the wives of royals and commoners into their bosom. This disruptive influence of Christian villages threatened the survival of ethnic groups, arousing the rancour of traditional authorities and civil administrators. In many ways the Christian enclaves inhibited the potential of colonial governments to administer the territory. These states within a state propagated by the missionary in the most insidious and perfidious of all manners sowed within their own bosom the seed of self-destruction. The whole issue of runaway wives of royals and commoners alike who took refuge in the Christian villages troubled both the colonial and traditional authorities. By offering a safe haven to these runaway wives and welcoming women who were outside the traditional male authority in a tribal setup, the missionaries began sowing within the Christian communities the seeds of their own self destruction. Records of wives of Fons and commoners escaping into these enclaves, eloping with a man and returning pregnant remained the regular subject of several colonial intelligence reports. Highhanded methods by missionaries in these villages brought both the missionaries and their work into disrepute. In less than a quarter of a century these enclaves had lost the war of attrition waged by colonial and traditional authorities. Worn out by endless strife and dissension within and without and forced by contingency, what had been conceived to be ideal Christian communities with snowballing effects, saw its premature demise. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on print version record. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Missions |
| Geographic subdivision | Cameroon |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Cameroon |
| General subdivision | Church history. |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Project Muse. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9956727946 |
| -- | 9789956727940 |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Project Muse. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Public note | Full text available: |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789956728688/">https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9789956728688/</a> |
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