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.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Blue Ridge Summit
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mofolo, Thomas 1876-1948
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (215 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1793650969 |