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Title:

CHRISTIANS AND CHIEFS IN ZIMBABWE
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE HWESA PEOPLE, 1870S-1990S

By:

David J. Maxwell

Format:

Paperback

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£32.00

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£26.40

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ISBN 10:

0748611304

ISBN 13:

9780748611300

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Publisher:

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 January, 1999

Series:

International African Library No. 20

Pages:

288

Description:

This is the fascinating social history of a remote chiefdom in Zimbabwe.

Synopsis:

This is the fascinating social history of a remote chiefdom in Zimbabwe. The book focuses on the religion and politics of the area, describing how the Hwesa people adapted the Christianity that the missionaries brought to found their own popular Christianity, pitted against local notions of evil. It also examines the role of the chief, challenging the idea that the they were no more than colonial stooges. Key Features *Original and perceptive writing from a prominent Africanist historian *Fresh body of new data, challenging conventional wisdom

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Illustrations, maps,ports.

Publication:

UK

Imprint:

Edinburgh University Press

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