Christians and chiefs in Zimbabwe : a social history of the Hwesa people c. 1870s-1990s
Christians and chiefs in Zimbabwe : a social history of the Hwesa people c. 1870s-1990s
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津巴布韦的基督徒和酋长：维萨人的社会史 c．
DOI：
10.2307/1581501
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发表时间：
2000
影响因子：
0.4
通讯作者：
D. Maxwell
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作者：
D. Maxwell
这是津巴布韦一个偏远酋长领地的引人入胜的社会历史。这本书的重点是该地区的宗教和政治，描述了Hwesa人如何适应传教士带来的基督教，建立自己的流行基督教，与当地的邪恶观念相对抗。它还考察了酋长的作用，挑战了他们只不过是殖民地走狗的观点。主要特色 * 来自著名非洲主义历史学家的原创和洞察力的写作 * 新数据的新鲜身体，挑战传统智慧
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