Olaudah Equiano’s Views of Europe and European Christianity

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" Olaudah Equiano’s Views of Europe and European Christianity "
Martha Th. Frederiks

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1067006
Doc. No	:	LA110635
Call No	:	‭10.1163/1572543X-12341263‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Martha Th. Frederiks
Title & Author	:	Olaudah Equiano’s Views of Europe and European Christianity [Article]\ Martha Th. Frederiks
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Exchange
Date	:	2013
Volume/ Issue Number	:	42/2
Page No	:	175–197
Abstract	:	This article investigates Olaudah Equiano’s representations of Europe and European Christianity. It argues that Equiano’s depictions of Europe are ambiguous, reflecting both his admiration for Europe’s grandeur and development as well as his rejection of Europe’s exploitative practices. His descriptions of Igboland mainly reflect European abolitionist and colonial discourses. Equiano’s religious representations are multi-facetted; they mirror his evangelical convictions, yet also express an appreciation for Islam and Igbo religiosity. The overall purpose of Equiano’s territorial as religious representations seems reinforcement of his abolitionist advocacy. This article investigates Olaudah Equiano’s representations of Europe and European Christianity. It argues that Equiano’s depictions of Europe are ambiguous, reflecting both his admiration for Europe’s grandeur and development as well as his rejection of Europe’s exploitative practices. His descriptions of Igboland mainly reflect European abolitionist and colonial discourses. Equiano’s religious representations are multi-facetted; they mirror his evangelical convictions, yet also express an appreciation for Islam and Igbo religiosity. The overall purpose of Equiano’s territorial as religious representations seems reinforcement of his abolitionist advocacy.
Descriptor	:	abolitionism
Descriptor	:	Africa
Descriptor	:	Equiano
Descriptor	:	Europe
Descriptor	:	religion
Descriptor	:	representations
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/1572543X-12341263‬