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- Title
Canadian Baptist Mission Work among Women in Andhra, India, 1874-1924.
- Authors
Elisha, James
- Abstract
The article relates the scope of Canadian Baptist mission work among women in Andhra, India during the period of 1874-1924. Baptist women evolved a role for themselves in an otherwise male-dominated mission enterprise and a patriarchal Telugu society. Many indigenous cultural factors affected the process of women playing an active role and seizing the initiative in the mission enterprise. The avenues of women's participation included various dimensions of ministry.
- Subjects
ANDHRA Pradesh (India); INDIA; BAPTIST women; CHRISTIAN missions; RELIGIOUS life
- Publication
Baptist History & Heritage, 2006, Vol 41, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
0005-5719
- Publication type
Article