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.
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.
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.
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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
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
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