The Mission of Apolo Kivebulaya - Religious Encounter & Social Change in the Great Lakes C.1865-1935

A vivid portrayal of Kivebulaya's life that interrogates the role of indigenous agents as harbingers of change under colonization, and the influence of emerging polities in the practice of Christian faiths.

List of contents

Introduction: Kivebulaya and Religious Change in the Great Lakes
The Afterlife of Saint Apolo (from 1933)
Waswa, a Commoner in the Kingdom of Buganda (c.1865 - c.1884)
Munubi, a Foot Soldier in Battle and Evangelism (c.1884 - 1895)
Itinerant Teacher "from Europe" in Toro (1895 - 1905)
Clerk in Holy Orders (1905 - 1915)
To all Ituri Nations under Belgian Rule (1915 - 1925)
Revd Canon Apolo, Elder and Churchman (1925 - 1933)
Conclusion: African Missionaries, Religious Encounter and Social Change

About the author

Emma Wild-Wood

Summary

A vivid portrayal of Kivebulaya's life that interrogates the role of indigenous agents as harbingers of change under colonization, and the influence of emerging polities in the practice of Christian faiths.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Wild-Wood, Ms. Emma Wild-Wood
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781847012463
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-246-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Series: Eastern Africa Series; Eastern Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Soziologie, Afrikanische Geschichte, Religion, allgemein, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, Religion - Church History, HISTORY / Africa / East