The Reports of Theophilus Opoku: A 19th-Century Gold Coast Pastor
Author:   Michelle Gilbert (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Trinity College, Hartford) ,  Paul Jenkins (Retired Archivist and hon. Lecturer in Non-Western History, Retired Archivist and hon. Lecturer in Non-Western History, University of Basel)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   24
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Pages:   560
Publication Date:   21 March 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Michelle Gilbert (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Trinity College, Hartford) ,  Paul Jenkins (Retired Archivist and hon. Lecturer in Non-Western History, Retired Archivist and hon. Lecturer in Non-Western History, University of Basel)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   24
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.994kg
ISBN:  

9780197267615


ISBN 10:   0197267610
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   21 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Figures Abbreviations Symbols Acknowledgements Preface by Michelle Gilbert Preface by Paul Jenkins General Introduction 1: Mamfe 1868 2: Larteh 1872-1877 [1882] 3: The Journey to Salaga 1877 4: Kukurantumi 1882-1884 5: Adukrom 1884-1889 6: Mamfe 1890-1898 7: Akropong 1899-1908 8: Autobiographical Statement (Lebenslauf) 1872 Appendices Bibliography Index to References

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Michelle Gilbert received an MA in art history from Northwestern University, an MA in anthropology from NYU, and a PhD in anthropology from SOAS. She did fieldwork in the Ghanaian kingdom of Akuapem continually from 1976 to 2015 and has widely published about the annual Odwira rite, Akuapem history, divine kingship, ethnic conflict, and the relationship between traditional religion and Christianity. She has also written about Ghanaian royal regalia, textiles, and popular art. She was Associate Professor at Sarah Lawrence College, New York, and Trinity College, Hartford. Paul Jenkins has an MA in Modern History and received his doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Basel. He was a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Ghana between 1965 and 1972 and archivist of the Basel Mission from 1972 to 2003. Jenkins also served as lecturer in African History in the University of Basel from 1989 to 2003. He has published widely on mission and indigenous church history, and on photography as a source in historical investigation, and has translated extensively from the Basel Mission archive for scholars interested in Ghana and North Karnataka/South India.

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