Kanyok of Zaire An Institutional and Ideological History to 1895

Name: Kanyok of Zaire An Institutional and Ideological History to 1895
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ISBN: 9780521523103

ISBN-10: 0521523109

ISBN-13: 9780521523103

Edition: 2002

Authors: John C. Yoder, David Anderson, Carolyn Brown, Christopher Clapham, Michael Gomez

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In this study John Yoder chronicles the history of the Kanyok, a people from the southern savanna of Zaire, from before 1500 until their incorporation into the Congo Free State in the 1890s. By analyzing their oral histories, myths, and legends, he describes the political and cultural development of a people who, before 1891, had no written records. Yoder sets his work firmly within the larger context of the southern savanna by extending his investigations to the traditions of neighboring peoples, in particular to the Luba and the Lunda, whose empires once dominated the region. In this way he demonstrates how the same stories and ideas circulated over a vast area but were continually…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

David Anderson is Director of the African Studies Centre and Professor of African Politics, St Cross College, Oxford University.Nic Cheeseman is Lecturer in African Politics, Jesus College, Oxford University.



List of maps and figures


Acknowledgements


Abbreviations


Chronology


Introduction



Wood and wine, gardens and game



Stratification, symbols and spirits



New legends for new leaders



Serpents and lightning



Dances, moats and myths



Combat, classes, titles and trade



Schisms and slaves, ghosts and guns



Assassinations, alliances and ambushes


Appendix: methodology


Notes


Bibliography


Index