Abstract
In her article "Evans's and Cheevers's Quaker Missionary Travels" Hui-chu Yu investigates Katharine Evans's and Sarah Cheevers's account of their experiences as Quaker missionaries in Malta between 1658-1662. For Evans and Cheevers traveling was a mission ordained by god and thus their journey is less a trip for the gratification of exploration than spiritual and physical trials. With a purpose to spread Quaker texts, Evans and Cheevers traveled to different lands such as Ireland and Malta. Although they perceived the hostility toward their belief, they still claimed to be god's handmaids with an aim to preach their religious belief. Their attempt to challenge the belief of a society — an act that involves the transformation of a people's mentality — inevitably caused cultural tension.
Recommended Citation
Yu, Hui-chu.
"Evans's and Cheevers's Quaker Missionary Travels."
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
14.5
(2012):
<https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.2139>
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