The Invisible Woman
Zara Schmelen, African Mission Assistant at the Cape and in Namaland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12958461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily J Manktelow (0000-0001-8275-9202, corresponding author), Emily Manktelow |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119-120 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences and Missions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-8945 • E-ISSN: 1874-8937 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/187489409x428664 |
| OpenAlex | W2029228655 |
| Language | EN |
Book Reviews / Social Sciences and Missions 22 (2009) 112–125 119 Trüper, Ursula, Th e Invisible Woman: Zara Schmelen, African Mission Assistant at the Cape and in Namaland. Basel: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2006, ix + 118 pp., Pbk: $40.00, ISBN 9783905141917. Ursula Trüper’s Invisible Woman is an engaging exposition of the life of a fascinating woman. Born around 1793 in southern Africa, Zara Hendrichs was to become one of a small number of African women in the early nineteenth century who married European missionaries. At a time before biological racism had begun to infl uence British evangelical society, and before
Archaeology · Art · Cape · Exposition (narrative · History of religions · Literature · Racism · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · South African History and Culture · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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