Conversionary Sites

Transforming Medical Aid and Global Christianity from Madagascar to Minnesota

Autor*innen

• Britt Halvorson

Parameter

• 288 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Esoterik & Religion
• Ethnographie

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The book delves into the intersection of religion and the globalization of medicine through extensive participant observation in the American Midwest and Madagascar. It explores a thirty-year initiative aimed at modernizing colonial-era evangelism within a transnational Christian medical aid program. By examining these "conversionary sites," the author highlights the complex dynamics of global inequality, religious fellowship, and postcolonial influences, offering a nuanced critique of the interplay between religion, capitalism, and humanitarian aid.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Einband: Hardcover