‘Returning Kindness Received’? Missionaries, Empire and the Royal Navy in Okinawa, 1846–57

The origins and development of the Loochoo Naval Mission, which is one particular enterprise emerging from the explosion of Christian missionary activity in the nineteenth century, are explored. This mission sent the first protestant missionary to modern Japan, and operated during a seminal moment i...

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Published in:The English historical review 2010-06, Vol.CXXV (514), p.599-641
Main Author: FLETCHER, ROBERT S.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annual reports
Armed forces
Christian missionaries
Christianity
Evangelicalism
Evangelism
Evangelistic work
History
Island life
Military personnel
Missionaries
Narratives
Navies
Protestantism
Religious missions
Ships
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Summary:The origins and development of the Loochoo Naval Mission, which is one particular enterprise emerging from the explosion of Christian missionary activity in the nineteenth century, are explored. This mission sent the first protestant missionary to modern Japan, and operated during a seminal moment in the history of the islands.
ISSN:0013-8266
1477-4534
DOI:10.1093/ehr/ceq157