Download or read book Missionary Discourses of Difference written by E. Cleall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-06-29 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Missionary Discourse examines missionary writings from India and southern Africa to explore colonial discourses about race, religion, gender and culture. The book is organised around three themes: family, sickness and violence, which were key areas of missionary concern, and important axes around which colonial difference was forged.