Christianity and Cultural History in Northern Ghana a portrait of Cardinal Peter Poreku Dery (1918-2008)
On Monday 23 April 1906 the Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers, arrived from Upper Volta, today known as Burkina Faso, in Navrongo to begin their missionary activities in northern Ghana. The small group consisted of three missionaries and a contingent of twenty Africans as helpe...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Brüssel :
P.I.E.-Peter Lang S.A
2014
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| Colección: | Gods, humans and religions ;
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b29095256*spi |
| Sumario: | On Monday 23 April 1906 the Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers, arrived from Upper Volta, today known as Burkina Faso, in Navrongo to begin their missionary activities in northern Ghana. The small group consisted of three missionaries and a contingent of twenty Africans as helpers. Socially and culturally, the region was still suffering from the consequences of the recently outlawed practice of slave raiding and the terror regimes initiated by Zambarma generals such as Samouri and Babatu. The inhabitants were still to come to terms with the European use of military force |
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| Descripción Física: | 286 p. ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9782875741141 |
