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Collision, compromise and conversion during the Wesleyan Hokianga mission 1827-1855 : a critical study of Hokianga Maori, missionary and kauri merchant interactions / Gary A. M. Clover.

By: Publisher: [Nelson, New Zealand] : Gary Allan Malcolm Clover, 2018Description: xlvi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780473440503
  • 0473440504
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Contents:
Introduction : Re-engaging with mission history, 1959-2017 -- Hokianga-nui-o-Kupe, 1400-1846 -- Early European settlement of 'The River', 1769-1846 -- Beginnings at Whangaroa, 1823-1827 -- Hobbs, Stack and Wade begin again, 1827-1828 -- 'A great and arduous work' at Mangungu, 1828-1829 -- 'Joyful intelligence' William White returns, 1830 -- First signs of a turning, 1831-1832 -- The mission expands, 1833-1834 -- Missionary mana and White's 'mihanere', 1835 -- A 'sinister and overbearing minister' and 'that mad knave', 1836-1838 -- The ongoing fallout, 1836-1846 -- The Turner years, 1836-1839 -- A drowning and a Treaty, 1839-1841 -- Crown government changes everything, 1841-1845 -- A falling away and re-building : final years, 1846-1855 -- But was it 'conversion'? -- Appendices: 1. Significant Wesleyan baptisms to 1851 -- 2. Biographical summaries of some Hokianga chiefs no included in The dictionary of New Zealand biography -- 3. Biographical summaries of two lay mission helpers -- List of European settlers and merchants mentioned in the text.
Summary: "Gary Clover, investigates the nature of culture change and Maori 'conversion' from 1827-1855 during New Zealand's early contact era. He narrates an absorbing tale of Maori and Pakeha inter-relationships, colourful personalities, and their foresight and failures. He explores how Hokianga Maori, amidst immense turmoil and change, adopted and 'Maorified' European technology, culture, and Christianity"--Page 4 of cover.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection Bishopdale Theological College BV2550 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42276489
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BV2550 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42292704
Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BV2550 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42292715
New Zealand/Pacific John Kinder Theological Library BV2550 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan A42292726

Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-470) and index.

Introduction : Re-engaging with mission history, 1959-2017 -- Hokianga-nui-o-Kupe, 1400-1846 -- Early European settlement of 'The River', 1769-1846 -- Beginnings at Whangaroa, 1823-1827 -- Hobbs, Stack and Wade begin again, 1827-1828 -- 'A great and arduous work' at Mangungu, 1828-1829 -- 'Joyful intelligence' William White returns, 1830 -- First signs of a turning, 1831-1832 -- The mission expands, 1833-1834 -- Missionary mana and White's 'mihanere', 1835 -- A 'sinister and overbearing minister' and 'that mad knave', 1836-1838 -- The ongoing fallout, 1836-1846 -- The Turner years, 1836-1839 -- A drowning and a Treaty, 1839-1841 -- Crown government changes everything, 1841-1845 -- A falling away and re-building : final years, 1846-1855 -- But was it 'conversion'? -- Appendices: 1. Significant Wesleyan baptisms to 1851 -- 2. Biographical summaries of some Hokianga chiefs no included in The dictionary of New Zealand biography -- 3. Biographical summaries of two lay mission helpers -- List of European settlers and merchants mentioned in the text.

"Gary Clover, investigates the nature of culture change and Maori 'conversion' from 1827-1855 during New Zealand's early contact era. He narrates an absorbing tale of Maori and Pakeha inter-relationships, colourful personalities, and their foresight and failures. He explores how Hokianga Maori, amidst immense turmoil and change, adopted and 'Maorified' European technology, culture, and Christianity"--Page 4 of cover.

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