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Christians and Chiefs in Zimbabwe: A Social History of the Hwesa People, 1870s-1990s (International African Library) (Paperback)

by David J. Maxwell (Author) "In 1951 the native commissioner for Inyanga district in north-east Rhodesia described the Hwesa as his 'Cinderella People' ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press (14 Jan 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0748611304
  • ISBN-13: 978-0748611300
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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There are many good things about this study... Close attention is paid to the ways in which African responses to missionisation affected its nature. The past role and present significance of local chieftainship is also illuminated. There are many good things about this study... Close attention is paid to the ways in which African responses to missionisation affected its nature. The past role and present significance of local chieftainship is also illuminated.

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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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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Academic Work Full of Insights and Interest, 27 April 2003
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In this insightful study of local cultural idioms in Hwesaland, two themes dominate: Christianity and chieftaincy. David Maxwell builds upon the work of the Comaroffs, Paul Landau, and others who have studied the impact of Christian missionaries upon Southern African societies. Maxwell reconstructs the African roots of Christianity: how Africans appropriated the symbols, rituals, and ideas of Christianity and made them their own as Africans founded an indigenous form of Christianity. Chiefs played a major role in this process of indigenisation. Far from being reactionary stooges in the service of the colonial or postcolonial state, Maxwell argues that chiefs were key defenders of local interests against the interventions of external agents.

While many books from the world of academia are difficult 'reading' books this work is largely freeflowing and easily understandable to academics and 'lay' people alike. The insights into Zimbabwean history are valuable tools in which to comprehend the impact of christianity in other regions of Africa and also the wider world. Highly recommended.

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