01517nam a2200301 a 4500 20260119070722.0 2022-08-06 16:01:30 1589831179 1 0 eng 302.2240968 J76-D76 Draper, Jonathan A. Author Semeia studies Jonathan A. Draper vol. 46 Orality, literacy, and colonialism in southern Africa U.S.A Society of Biblical Literature 2003 270tr. Paperback 23cm Literacy is essentially about the control of information, memory, and belief, and with colonialism in Southern Africa came the Bible and text-based literacy monitored by missionaries and colonial authorities. Old and new oral traditions, however, are beyond the control of the empire and often carry the resistance, hopes, and dreams of colonized people. The essays in this volume recover aspects of Southern Africa's rich oral tradition. The authors, from disciplines such as anthropology, African literature, and biblical studies, delineate some of the contours of the indigenous knowledge systems which sustained resistance to colonialism and today provide resources for post-apartheid society in Southern Africa. Written communication -- Africa, Southern -- History https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/8/6/_98690480_140.jpg Cover Image 8748 8748 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-8748 0.00 BK