Colonial Discourse and the Jesus-Fication of King Chaka - How Thomas Mofolo''s Chaka Turned the Zulu Monarch Into a Messiah

This book offers a re-reading of Chaka to show that Mofolo astutely deconstructs, and then reconstructs, King Chaka into a messianic figure whose life trajectory and destiny mirrors that of Jesus Christ in the Bible's New Testament in order to subvert the colonial ethos of the time.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Chaka the Man and Chaka the Myth: Who Truly was King Chaka?
Chapter 2: The Chaka Manuscript: The "Lost Years" and "Lost Chapters" Controversy
Chapter 3: Recontextualizing Thomas Mofolo's Chaka
Chapter 4: Thomas Mofolo and the "Jesus-fication" of King Chaka
Chapter 5: When the Empire Strikes Back: The Sly Nationalism of Thomas Mofolo
Conclusion: Rediscovering Thomas Mofolo's Chaka
References
About the Author

About the author

By Daniel M. Mengara

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Mengara, Daniel M. Mengara, Mengara Daniel M.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2024
• EAN: 9781793650955
• ISBN: 978-1-79365-095-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LITERARY CRITICISM / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / South / General, Politics & government, Southern Africa, Literature: history & criticism, Politics and government, African History, Literature: history and criticism