Early Capitalism in Colonial Missions: Moravian Household Economies in the Global Eighteenth Century

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Christina Petterson (University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Australian National University, Australia.) Victoria Haskins (University of Newcastle Australia)

Early Capitalism in Colonial Missions

Moravian Household Economies in the Global Eighteenth Century

Christina Petterson (University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Australian National University, Australia.), Victoria Haskins (University of Newcastle Australia), Emily J Manktelow (University of Kent UK) , Fae Dussart (University of Sussex UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
11 January 2024

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism; History of religion; Protestantism & Protestant Churches

Series: Empire’s Other Histories

Drawing on unpublished archival material, this volume compares Moravian economic

practice in three different mission-settings, to demonstrate how Moravian practices evolved during the 18th century as part of a globalizing world and economy. Delivering in-depth analysis of the far-reaching and deep seated effects of missionary activity on indigenous communities and social relations, it explores how different economic contexts had an impact on the missionaries’ relations with Indigenous and slave-populations in empire.

Petterson provides an insight how the missionaries worked, lived among various non-European peoples, and how they organised themselves and their surroundings at a time of changing identities and socio economic change. Analysing how missionary practice developed over this period, it also demonstrates how the Moravian leadership’s priorities and how this affected attitudes to non-European peoples on the ground. Standing outside of national and imperial boundaries, and ambivalent about the political notion of imperialism as well as colonisation itself, Moravian missionaries nonetheless functioned in parallel with colonial structures, and were part of a broadly culturally colonial mission. So, even on the outskirts of imperial organisation, they were often a crucial part of colonial practice and took part in normalising capitalist relations in many—but not all—settings, as this book demonstrates.

By: Christina Petterson (University of Copenhagen Denmark and Australian National University Australia.)
Edited by: Victoria Haskins (University of Newcastle Australia), Emily J Manktelow (University of Kent UK), Fae Dussart (University of Sussex UK), Jonathan Saha
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350122086
ISBN 10: 1350122084
Series: Empire’s Other Histories
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 11 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Moravian Brethren Part I: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 2. Moravians and Money 3. Change in Leadership and Change in Organisation: The Case of Bethlehem’s General Economy New-Herrnhut in St. Thomas, the West Indies 4. Time of transition and change in mission: 1760-1764 in the Moravian Unity 5..“Plantation Disposition”: The “Outer”Sphere and the Accumulation of Riches in the Danish West Indies Part II: New-Herrnhut, Greenland 6. Greenland and Colonial Authorities 7. Developing the “Inner Sphere” Conclusion: Moravians and Capitalism Bibliography Index

Christina Petterson is Honorary Research Fellow at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Australian National University, Australia. She has published widely on the role of Christianity in social history, both in ancient times, in colonialism and in 18th-century Europe.