Faith in Objects

Erin L. Hasinoff is a fellow in Museum Anthropology at Bard Graduate Center and in the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

PART I: PRELIMINARIES Antecedents PART II: THE WORLD IN BOSTON OF 1911 Setting the Stage First Impressions PART III: PEDAGOGICAL ARCHITECTURE Object Lessons Spiritless Pleasures PART IV: THE MISSIONARY EXHIBIT OF 1900 An Established Tradition Missionary Engagements Objects of Missionary Education PART V: STEWARDSHIP Scripted Parts Life-Long Lessons Epilogue