Buch, Englisch, 676 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 942 g
Buch, Englisch, 676 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 942 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
ISBN: 978-1-108-05045-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
John Wilson (1804-1875) was a Christian missionary and philanthropist. He spent most of his working life in India, where he built churches and schools, and founded the institutions now known as Wilson College and the University of Mumbai. First published in 1878, this biography was compiled by George Smith (1833-1919), at the request of Wilson's son. As former editor of the Calcutta Review, Smith was an expert on Wilson's career, and having met him on his own travels to India, held him and his work in high esteem. The book traces Wilson's life from his childhood to his final days. It reveals his patient mediation between native Indians and their rulers, his groundbreaking and lasting influence on their lives, and his pivotal role in the British government's efforts to help India and its neighbouring countries. It remains of great interest to scholars of religious and Asian studies.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
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Preface; 1. Home; 2. Old Bombay and its governors to 1829; 3. Organisation and first fruit of the mission; 4. Public discussions with learned Hindoos and Muhammadans; 5. Tours to Nasik; 6. Tour to Daman; 7. Zand scholarship and the Parsee controversy; 8. Development of the mission; 9. Tours; 10. Oriental scholarship and scholars; 11. Home by Aden; 12. The missionary side of 1843; 13. Among books; 14. A new period; 15. Literary activity; 16. The mutiny and its good fruit; 17. The Krishna orgies; 18. New Bombay; 19. Second and last visit home; 20. Rest; Appendix; Index.
