Rita Kipp, The Early Years of a Dutch Colonial Mission; the Karo Field (1990)

This excellent hardback study examines Christian mission in a Dutch colonial setting, among the Karo people of North Sumatra. Author Rita Smith Kipp is a cultural anthropologist who taught for many years at Kenyon College. A specialist in Indonesia, she has authored numerous books and articles focused on Sumatra. This is an academic study of several missionary pioneers in Sumatra, detailing their cultural assumptions, the social and political context in which they worked, their methods of engaging the Karo people, their problems translating Christian concepts into the Karo cultural system, and their often difficult relations with the colonial government and with Dutch business interests. An excellent case study of one Christian missionary encounter that will interest students of Indonesian history, colonialism and Christian mission. Like New Condition. Smoke-free home. See all photos carefully to judge the condition.