TY  - GEN
T1  - Christians and Chiefs in Zimbabwe : A Social History of the Hwesa People, 1870s -1990s
T2  - International African Library : IAL
A1  - Maxwell, David
LA  - English
PP  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
YR  - 2022
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1302162439
AB  - 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 FeaturesOriginal and perceptive writing from a prominent Africanist historianFresh body of new data, challenging conventional wisdom.
OP  - 288
CN  - BR1367.H94 .M399 2012
SN  - 1474470807
SN  - 9781474470803
SN  - 9780748611300
KW  - Hwesa (African people) : Religion.
KW  - African Studies.
KW  - Hwesa (Peuple d'Afrique) : Religion.
KW  - RELIGION / History.
ER  -