Ngoni, Xhosa and Scot
Subtitle: religious and cultural interaction in Malawi
By: Jack Thompson.
Series: Kachere books -- no. 22.
Publisher: Kachere Series
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Zomba, Malawi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9789990887174; 9789990887150
Subjects: Ngoni (African people) -- Missions; Ngoni (African people) -- Religion; Ngoni (African people) -- Social life and customs; Missionaries -- Malawi -- History; Christianity and culture -- Malawi
Description: The early growth of Christianity in northern Malawi has often been told as a predominantly missionary story. In reality it came about through the varied interactions of local peoples, and Scottish and Xhosa missionaries (of whom the most famous was William Koyi). In these selected essays, T. Jack Thompson concentrates mainly on how the Ngoni people interacted with both Scottish and Xhosa missionaries in the period between 1875 and 1914. During these years, the Ngoni were struggling for religious, cultural and political survival, and all these elements are dealt with in these essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-170).