The Bafokeng
Subtitle: history, culture, religion and education in perspective from the first three Hermannsburg missionaries until 1940
By: Heinrich Bammann
Series: Quellen und Beiträge zur Geschichte der Hermannsburger Mission -- Band XXIV; Quellen und Beiträge zur Geschichte der Hermannsburger Mission -- Bd. 24.
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Zürich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9783643904881
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Description and travel; Church history; Civilization; Bafokeng (African people)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: 1 The bigger picture; title: 1.1 Migration and tribal divisions; title: 1.2 Genealogy of the Bafokeng chieftains; title: 1.3 Origin of the name Phokeng; title: 1.4 Internal and external resistance at the founding of Phokeng . .; title: 1.5 The paramount chief Mokgatle; title: 1.6 Paul Kruger und Chr. Penzhorn's land acquisition; title: 2 The missionaries' socio-cultural and religious knowledge . .; title: 2.1 Socio-cultural knowledge; title: 2.1.1 Dwellings and inhabitants of Phokeng; title: 2.1.2 Regulated polygamous form of marriage; title: 2.1.3 Peace treaty with another tribe; title: 2.1.4 Various forms of sorcery; title: 2.2 Knowledge of the traditional religion; title: 2.2.1 Concept of God; title: 2.2.2 Creation Myth; title: 2.2.3 Offerings for tribal ancestors; title: 2.2.4 Illness and death; title: 3 Christian influence in Phokeng; title: M 3.1 The beginning; title: 3.2 The work of Chr. Penzhorn; title: 3.2.1 Saron and the first settlers; title: 3.2.2 The first baptisms; title: 3.2.3 The marked pull of circumcision; title: 3.2.4 Behaviour of women and men; title: 3.2.5 From superstition towards veracity; title: 3.2.6 The bridge builder Chr. Penzhom; title: 3.3 The work of E. Penzhorn; title: 3.3.1 Mass conversions; title: 3.3.2 "Lutheran traditional believers"; title: 3.3.3 In conflict with Chief Tumagole; title: 3.3.4 Church-and school buildings; title: 3.3.5 School and language; title: 3.3.6 The Zeitgeist (spirit of the times); title: 3.3.7 Segregation within the tribe; title: 3.3.8 Inter-cultural borderline experiences; title: 3.3.9 Confession of Chief A.M.T. Mokgatle; title: 3.4 Testimonies of the first Christians; title: 3.4.1 A traditional believer about his son; title: 3.4.2 Death of the first Christians; title: 3.4.3 Church elder takes on fatherhood; title: 3.4.4 Sterling assistants; title: 3.4.5 Baptisms of evangelist Moshe not recognized; title: 3.5 The synod of 1895; title: 4 In conclusion; title: 5 Appendix; title: 5.1 Biography of Christoph Penzhorn; title: 5.1.1 Family, Childhood, Youth; title: 5.1.2 The Wedding in Hermannsburg/Natal, the Move and the Mission Service in Transvaal; title: 5.2 Farms first registered in trusteeship; title: 5.3 Notes; title: 5.3.1 Orthography; title: 5.3.2 Quotations; title: 5.3.3 Addendum; title: 5.4 Additional pictures; title: 5.5 Picture-and photo credits (including proof of pictures) ....; title: 5.5.1 Pictures in the text:; title: 5.5.2 Additional pictures of 5.4; title: Bibliography