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In this conceptual history, Nicole Eggers argues that practitioners of the Congolese religious movement Kitawala can be understood as intellectuals, innovators, and vital participants in the construction and use of power. Eggers also explores the relationship between healing and violence in their frequently gendered central African manifestations.
List of contents
List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
PART 1: BEGINNINGS AND DESTINATIONS
Chapter 1 Transmissions 25
Chapter 2 Healing 58
PART 2: VIOLENCE AND POWER
Chapter 3 Violence 87
Chapter 4 Unruliness 110
Chapter 5 Relegation 141
PART 3: POSTS AND PRESENTS
Chapter 6 Posts 175
Chapter 7 Presents 195
Conclusion 210
Notes 219
Bibliography 273
Index 287
About the author
Nicole Eggers is an assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is a coeditor of
The United Nations and Decolonization and her work has appeared in numerous journals.
Summary
In this conceptual history, Nicole Eggers argues that practitioners of the Congolese religious movement Kitawala can be understood as intellectuals, innovators, and vital participants in the construction and use of power. Eggers also explores the relationship between healing and violence in their frequently gendered central African manifestations.
