Be Always Converting, Be Always Converted An American Poetics |
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| Author:
| Wilson, Rob |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03343-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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Wilson's reconceptualization of the American project of conversion begins with the story of Henry 'Ōpūkaha'ia, the first Hawaiian convert to Christianity, torn from his Native Pacific homeland and transplanted to New England. Wilson argues that 'Ōpūkaha'ia's conversion is both remarkable and prototypically American.
Wilson's reconceptualization of the American project of conversion begins with the story of Henry 'Ōpūkaha'ia, the first Hawaiian convert to Christianity, torn from his Native Pacific homeland and transplanted to New England. Wilson argues that 'Ōpūkaha'ia's conversion is both remarkable and prototypically American.