Communication And Conversion In Northern Cameroon

Download or read book Communication and Conversion in Northern Cameroon written by Tomas Sundnes Drønen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was modern Christian mission to Africa primarily a colonial project and a civilizing mission or was it a spiritual revival spreading to new areas? This book tells the tale of the Dii people in northern Cameroon and describes their encounter with Norwegian missionaries. Through archival studies and through fieldwork among the Dii, an intriguing scenario is presented. Whereas the missionaries describe their mission as one of spiritual liberation, and the Dii highligt the social liberation they received through literacy and political independence, the author shows how both spiritual and social changes were results of captivation, miscommunication and constant negotiations between the two parties.