| Death, Belief and Politics in Central African History Contributor(s): Kalusa, Walima T. (Author), Vaughan, Megan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9982680013 ISBN-13: 9789982680011 Publisher: Lembani Trust OUR PRICE: $65.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Death & Dying |
| Dewey: 393 |
| LCCN: 2014321002 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.40 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this set of essays Walima T. Kalusa and Megan Vaughan explore themes in the history of death in Zambia and Malawi from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Drawing on extensive archival and oral historical research they examine the impact of Christianity on spiritual beliefs, the racialised politics of death on the colonial Copperbelt, the transformation of burial practices, the histories of suicide and of maternal mortality, and the political life of the corpse. |