The Missionary, the Catechist and the Hunter Foucault, Protestantism and Colonialism

The Missionary, the Catechist and the Hunter traces the colonial history of indigenous identity by analysing the role of the Protestant missionaries and the ideology of writing in the production of the hunter as the quintessential Inuit figure.

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Main Author Petterson, Christina
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston BRILL 2014
Edition1
SeriesStudies in Critical Research on Religion
Subjects
Foucault, Michel,-1926-1984
Missions-Greenland
Protestant churches-Missions-Greenland
Subject (Philosophy)
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Summary:The Missionary, the Catechist and the Hunter traces the colonial history of indigenous identity by analysing the role of the Protestant missionaries and the ideology of writing in the production of the hunter as the quintessential Inuit figure.
ISBN:9004236058
9789004236059
DOI:10.1163/9789004273160