institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

Textiles in Missionary Contexts

Summary by Uni-bonn.de
Untold Stories and Symbolic Dissonances Why does a colorful altar cloth from Ghana clash with the monochrome color scheme of the Catholic Church? Why did female members of the Societas Verbi Divini in 19th-century China retain their European religious robes while their male colleagues changed into Chinese clothing? Prof. Gisela Muschiol uses the concept of symbolic dissonance as a starting point to reflect on the diverse ways in which textiles h…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

Untold Stories and Symbolic Dissonances Why does a colorful altar cloth from Ghana clash with the monochrome color scheme of the Catholic Church? Why did female members of the Societas Verbi Divini in 19th-century China retain their European religious robes while their male colleagues changed into Chinese clothing? Prof. Gisela Muschiol uses the concept of symbolic dissonance as a starting point to reflect on the diverse ways in which textiles h…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

uni-bonn.de broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.