Evangelical ethnographers and English Gypsies from the 1790s to the 1830s

被引:1
作者
Cressy, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Claremont Grad Univ, Arts & Humanities, 231 West 6th St, Claremont, CA 91711 USA
关键词
anthropology; eighteenth century; ethnography; evangelicalism; Gypsies in England; missionaries; nineteenth century;
D O I
10.3828/rs.2016.3
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Between 1792 and 1836 the Christian evangelists Thomas Tattershall, John Hoyland, Thomas Blackley, Samuel Roberts, and James Crabb published accounts of their efforts to 'improve' English Gypsies. Though their missionary activities failed, their writings preserve valuable ethnographic observations about pre-Victorian Gypsies. This article examines the prejudices, impressions, and influence of these five authors, and the information about Gypsies that their accounts and surveys yield.
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页码:63 / 77
页数:15
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