Bible of Ka’ahumanu
Dublin Core
Title
Bible of Ka’ahumanu
Subject
Hawaii
missionary women
royal women
missionary women
royal women
Description
The Bible of Ka’ahumanu is particularly important when analysing the success of the missionary project. Ka’ahumanu, the favoured wife of King Kamehameha had major influence over the political and social systems of Hawaii. Thus, missionary women such as Bingham focused on gift giving to influential women such as Ka’ahumanu, with the incentive of royal religious conversion catalysing commoner conversion.
The gift of Ka’ahumanu’s bible was a prime example of gift giving in order to convert the Ali’i to Christianity. After Ka’ahumanu’s conversion, this Bible was written into Hawaiian text and taught to the masses. Missionary schools were opened nationally. This shows how the influence of the Ali’i was manipulated to catalyse the westernisation of the Hawaiian people
The gift of Ka’ahumanu’s bible was a prime example of gift giving in order to convert the Ali’i to Christianity. After Ka’ahumanu’s conversion, this Bible was written into Hawaiian text and taught to the masses. Missionary schools were opened nationally. This shows how the influence of the Ali’i was manipulated to catalyse the westernisation of the Hawaiian people
Publisher
Hawaii Online, Wao Lani
http://www.hawaiialive.org/realms.php?sub=Wao+Lani&treasure=341&offset=0
http://www.hawaiialive.org/realms.php?sub=Wao+Lani&treasure=341&offset=0
Date
1817
Contributor
Alisha Mehta
Rights
Bishop Museum Library. Call Number: BS 185 L84 1817 l.c. vol. 1
Language
Hawaiian
Type
Textual - printed
Identifier
19th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bible of Ka’ahumanu,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 10, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/243.