The Dead Will Arise: Nongqawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle-killing Movement of 1856-7The Dead Will Arise is a book written at two levels. It is both an exciting and gripping narrative and an extended analysis of the relation between religion and logic, the impact of extreme situations on human behavior. Anybody interested in Africa, in religion, or in the process of colonial domination will want to read and reread it. |
Contents
A Surprise for Sir Harry Smith | 4 |
The War of Mlanjeni 18503 | 12 |
Goliath | 30 |
Copyright | |
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The Dead will Arise: Nongqawuse and the great Xhosa cattle killing 1856-7 Jeff Peires Limited preview - 2013 |
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Anta April believers Bhotomane British Kaffraria brother Brownlee-J Bulungwa bush Cape Town Cathcart cattle Cattle-Killing Cattle-Killing movement Chief Commissioner chiefdom Christian Commissioner Brownlee Cory Library councillors cultivate dead district Fadana father Frontier Gawler Gawler-J Gcaleka Gqoba Grahamstown Journal Grey's Gxarha homestead Imperial Blue Book Information communicated July June Kaffir Relief Committee Kama Kama's Kentani kill their cattle King William's Town Kreli labour land lived lungsickness Maclean-G magistrate Maori Maqoma March Merriman Mfengu Mhala Mhlakaza mission missionary Mjuza Mlanjeni National Army Museum Ndayi Ndlambe Ngqika Ngqika Xhosa Nongqawuse Nongqawuse's Nonkosi Nxele Nxito official Peires Phatho police prophecies prophet refused River Robben Island S.E.K. Mqhayi Sandile Sandile's Sarhili sent Sept settlers Sir George Grey Sir Harry Smith slaughtered Soga Southey Thembu told Toyise unbelievers Vigne Warner-R Waterkloof William's Town Gazette witchcraft Xhosa chiefs Xhosaland Xhoxho