Evangelical ethnographers and English Gypsies from the 1790s to the 1830s

Cressy, David (2016) Evangelical ethnographers and English Gypsies from the 1790s to the 1830s. Romani Studies, 26 (1). pp. 63-78. ISSN 1757-2274

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Abstract

Between 1792 and 1836 the Christian evangelists Thomas Tattershall, John Hoyland, Thomas Blackley, Samuel Roberts, and James Crabb published accounts of their efforts to ‘improve’ English Gypsies. Though their missionary activities failed, their writings preserve valuable ethnographic observations about pre-Victorian Gypsies. This article examines the prejudices, impressions, and influence of these five authors, and the information about Gypsies that their accounts and surveys yield.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anthropology, eighteenth century, ethnography, evangelicalism, Gypsies in England, missionaries, nineteenth century
Subjects:	A Church Mission History B Mission Theology/Theory > Anti-Gypsyism H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Anthropology G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Evangelicals
Divisions:	United Kingdom (UK)
Depositing User:	Users 2 not found.
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2019 14:22
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2019 14:22
URI:	https://r.ceeamsprints.brunner.at/id/eprint/94

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