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An Age of Hubris : Colonialism, Christianity, and the Xhosa in the Nineteenth Century
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Title
An Age of Hubris : Colonialism, Christianity, and the Xhosa in the Nineteenth Century / Timothy Keegan.
ISBN
9780813949185
9780813949161
Publication
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2023
Copyright Notice Date
©2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (338 pages).
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Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"This book gives a history of the Xhosa in the colonial era of the 1800s, focusing on how European missionaries attempted to translate Christianity for a Xhosa audience and the Xhosa reception of those attempts"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2023.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 26, 2023
Series
Reconsiderations in southern African history
Contents
Introduction
The Meanings of Conversion
The Xhosa and Their History
Colonial Contacts, Colonial Influences
The Missionaries and the Chiefs
Translations and Conversations
The Pull of the Mission
Moralizing Africa
Aftermaths and Conclusions.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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