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Colonial Legacy of Gender Inequality: Christian Missionaries in German East Africa
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Abstract Why does sub-Saharan Africa exhibit the highest rates of gender inequality in the world? This article evaluates the contributions of Christian missionary societies in German East Africa to current socioeconomic gender inequalities in Tanzania. Previous studies ascribe a comparatively benign long-ter... view more
Why does sub-Saharan Africa exhibit the highest rates of gender inequality in the world? This article evaluates the contributions of Christian missionary societies in German East Africa to current socioeconomic gender inequalities in Tanzania. Previous studies ascribe a comparatively benign long-term effect of missionary societies, in particular of the Protestant denomination, on economic, developmental, and political outcomes. This article contrasts that perception by focusing on the wider cultural impact of the civilizing mission in colonial Africa. The analysis rests on a novel georeferenced dataset on German East Africa - based on digitized colonial maps and extensive historical records available in the German colonial archives - and the most recently available DHS-surveys. The results highlight the formative role of Catholic missionary societies in German East Africa in shaping gender inequalities currently witnessed in Tanzania.... view less
Keywords
Africa South of the Sahara; Tanzania; colonialism; gender policy; gender role; Christianity; missionary; impact; history of religion; gender relations; post-colonial society
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Christliche Missionare; Koloniale Folgeprobleme; Kolonialgeschichte
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 225-268
Journal
Politics & Society, 45 (2017) 2
Issue topic
The Comparative Politics of Colonialism and Its Legacies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0032329217704432
ISSN
1552-7514
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.