Missionary Enterprise and Rivalry in Igboland, 1857-1914

• Author(s): Felix K. Ekechi,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 298
• ISBN_10: 071462778X
  ISBN_13: 9780714627786
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / General , Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions , Social Science / Anthropology / General ,

Description:... This study of the evangelization of the Igbos uses archives of the Holy Ghost Fathers in Paris. Prior to 1885 the protestant missions dominated the field, but from that date the Roman Catholic influence was established and the two churches; struggle for mastery is the central theme.