Death, belief and politics in Central African history /

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In this set of essays Walima T. Kalusa and Megan Vaughan explore themes in the history of death in Zambia and Malawi from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Drawing on extensive archival and oral historical research they examine the impact of Christianity on spiritual beliefs, the racia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Kalusa, Walima Tuesday, 1964- (Autor), Vaughan, Megan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lusaka, Zambia : Lembani Trust, 2013.
Temas:
Death > Political aspects > Africa, Central.
Nationalism > Africa, Central > Religious aspects.
Christianity and politics > Africa, Central.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Zambia.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Malawi.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Zambie.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Malawi.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Christianity and politics
Death > Political aspects
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Nationalism > Religious aspects
Africa, Central > Religious life and customs.
Afrique centrale > Vie religieuse.
Central Africa
Malawi
Zambia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this set of essays Walima T. Kalusa and Megan Vaughan explore themes in the history of death in Zambia and Malawi from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Drawing on extensive archival and oral historical research they examine the impact of Christianity on spiritual beliefs, the racialised politics of death on the colonial Copperbelt, the transformation of burial practices, the histories of suicide and of maternal mortality, and the political life of the corpse.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 PDF (xxv, 384 pages)) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789982680028
9982680021

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