Malietoa, Williams and Samoa's Embrace of Christianity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5786739 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew E Robson (University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-39 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pacific History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3344 • E-ISSN: 1469-9605 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00223340902900761 |
| OpenAlex | W2033998531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The central events in most versions of the acceptance of Christianity in Samoa are the arrival of the missionary John Williams and his encounters with the matai Malietoa Vainu'upo in 1830 and 1832. This paper complicates this story. Christianity was already present in Samoa in 1830, and Williams and Malietoa, although important and intriguing figures, played relatively modest parts in the full story of the establishment of the new religion. Williams spent only about a month in Samoa in these first two visits, and Malietoa, although he embraced Christianity in 1832, lived in ways that debarred him from church membership and angered some of the resident missionaries. The snapshots collected here may or may not debunk these men's legends, but they are intended to encourage a reassessment of their place in this part of Samoan history
American samoa · Samoan · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |