Mary Lyon and the Mount Holyoke Missionaries |
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| Author:
| Porterfield, Amanda |
| Series title: | Religion in America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-511301-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $268.18AUD $371.00 |
Book Description:
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Amanda Porterfield examines the Mount Holyoke Missionaries founder, Mary Lyon, and the missionary women trained by her. She focuses on how these Protestant women brought cultural change through their Protestant teachings to several parts of the world, particularly northwest Persia, Maharashtra in western India, and Natal in southeast Africa.
Amanda Porterfield examines the Mount Holyoke Missionaries founder, Mary Lyon, and the missionary women trained by her. She focuses on how these Protestant women brought cultural change through their Protestant teachings to several parts of the world, particularly northwest Persia, Maharashtra in western India, and Natal in southeast Africa.