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Unruly Ideas: A History Of Kitawala In Congo, Nicole Eggers Oct 2023

Unruly Ideas: A History Of Kitawala In Congo, Nicole Eggers

Ohio University Press Open Access Books

Original oral and ethnographic sources inform this conceptual history of power in central Africa, imagined through the lens of Kitawala religious practices.

Unruly Ideas: A History of Kitawala in Congo recounts the multifaceted history of the Congolese religious movement Kitawala from its colonial beginnings in the 1920s through its continued practice in some of the most conflict-riven parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo today. Drawing on a rich body of original oral, ethnographic, and archival research, Nicole Eggers uses Kitawala as a lens through which to address the complex relationship between politics, religion, healing, and violence in central …


Five Hundred African Voices: A Catalog Of Published Accounts By Africans Enslaved In The Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1586-1936, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd Jan 2022

Five Hundred African Voices: A Catalog Of Published Accounts By Africans Enslaved In The Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1586-1936, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

Faculty Books & Book Chapters

The importance of published accounts by African slave ship survivors is well-known but not their existence in large numbers. Fogleman and Hanserd catalog nearly five hundred discrete accounts and more than 2,500 printings of them over four centuries in numerous Atlantic languages. Short biographies of each African, print histories of the complete or partial life story. Five Hundred African Voices an invaluable resource for scholars, teachers, students, and others wishing to study transatlantic slavery using African Voices.


Globalization Of Science In The Middle East And North Africa,18th-20th Centuries (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries Jan 2017

Globalization Of Science In The Middle East And North Africa,18th-20th Centuries (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “Globalization of Science in the Middle East and North Africa,18th-20th Centuries" a conference held at the College of the Holy Cross March 24-24, 2017.

This conference brought together scholars to explore important issues related to the history of science in the Middle East and North Africa region during the 18th-20th centuries — a critical period of change and modernization when Middle Easterners were concerned about rising power of European states and societies and the relative weakness of Islamic ones. Keynote speaker Carla Nappi, Canada …


Ancient Egyptian Figurines: An Investigation Into Manufacture, Use, And Culture., Kristina B. Donnally 2455289 Jan 2017

Ancient Egyptian Figurines: An Investigation Into Manufacture, Use, And Culture., Kristina B. Donnally 2455289

Undergraduate Research Posters

I will analyze the social and religious role of figurines in Egyptian society. I will delve into the differences in the figurines in both manufacture and purpose between the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. I hope to look at religious, political, and other figurines to get a broad spectrum of usage for the artifacts. The main purpose of the research is to identify the time period, purpose, and usage for the figure donated to VCU by Professor Waybright. Questions I have is if the changes in political structure and minute changes in religion between each Kingdom affected the manufacture and …


H. M. Chauke Research Of African Hlengwe People, Happyson William Matsilele Chauke, Tillerman Houser Jan 2009

H. M. Chauke Research Of African Hlengwe People, Happyson William Matsilele Chauke, Tillerman Houser

ATS Digital Resources

This is a collection of historical and cultural research works about the vaHlengwe people of Zimbabwe, created by Happyson Chauke before his untimely death by a hit and run driver in 2009. It was compiled by his friend Tillman Houser, who spent 35 years as a missionary to Zimbabwe under the Free Methodist Church. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the book entitled: "The miracle of Lundi Mission: lest we forget."


Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long Nov 1998

Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Lowell E. Long’s interview focuses on the region of Appalachia: its location, environments, people, and identity. Mr. Long was born in April 1941 in War, McDowell County, WV. His family moved to East Liverpool, OH, after World War II, and relocated to Huntington, WV, in January 1945. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Long discusses what it means to be Appalachian and focuses on family bonds and sense of belonging in the region. During his interview, he describes his family’s use of folk medicine. Mr. Long provides descriptions of the segregated neighborhoods and schools of Huntington, WV, during his childhood. …


The Soul Of Black Worship, Wyatt Tee Walker Jan 1984

The Soul Of Black Worship, Wyatt Tee Walker

Rare Bookshelf

No abstract provided.


Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo):, T. C. Reade Jan 1979

Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo):, T. C. Reade

Samuel Morris Collection

A biography of Samuel Morris, written by Thaddeus C. Reade of Taylor University.


Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby Jul 1974

Oral History Interview: Josephine R. Gorby, Josephine R. Gorby

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Josephine Gorby was born on February 24, 1908. She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Wimmer, McDowell County, WV. In 1931 she began teaching in Lawrence County, OH. Mrs. Gorby’s interview focuses on growing up on a farm near Proctorville, OH, her experiences as an educator, her family’s experience during World War I, and the 1937 flood of the Ohio River and its tributaries. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Gorby discusses the impact of the 1937 flood on the school house in Athalia, OH. During her interview, she also focuses on the construction and use of …


Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact Jan 1971

Overseas Church And Missionary Directory, Contact

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


They Will Be Lost! A Mission Survey Report On Liberia, West Africa, Dewayne Davenport, Elvis H. Huffard Jan 1960

They Will Be Lost! A Mission Survey Report On Liberia, West Africa, Dewayne Davenport, Elvis H. Huffard

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Report On Nigeria, Boyd Reese, Eldred Echols Jan 1950

Report On Nigeria, Boyd Reese, Eldred Echols

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


The Harvest Field, Howard L. Schug, Don H. Morris Jan 1942

The Harvest Field, Howard L. Schug, Don H. Morris

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


The Disciples Of Christ Congo Mission In Africa, C. M. Yocum Jan 1938

The Disciples Of Christ Congo Mission In Africa, C. M. Yocum

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


The Life Of Samuel Morris: A Spirit-Filled African Boy, Taylor University Jan 1932

The Life Of Samuel Morris: A Spirit-Filled African Boy, Taylor University

Samuel Morris Collection

A booklet published by Taylor University about the life of Samuel Morris.


The Life Of Sammy Morris: A Spirit-Filled African Boy, Taylor University Jan 1931

The Life Of Sammy Morris: A Spirit-Filled African Boy, Taylor University

Samuel Morris Collection

No abstract provided.


The Third Birth Of A Nation, S. R. Cassius Jan 1925

The Third Birth Of A Nation, S. R. Cassius

Stone-Campbell Books

No abstract provided.


Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Sketch Of The Life Of Samuel Morris, T. C. Reade Jan 1922

Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Sketch Of The Life Of Samuel Morris, T. C. Reade

Samuel Morris Collection

A biography written by Taylor University president Thaddeus C. Reade about the life of Samuel Morris.


Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Born Of The Spirit, Led By The Spirit, Filled With The Spirit, T. C. Reade Jan 1921

Samuel Morris (Prince Kaboo): Born Of The Spirit, Led By The Spirit, Filled With The Spirit, T. C. Reade

Samuel Morris Collection

A biography of Samuel Morris written by T.C. Reade of Taylor University.


Samuel Morris Or A Holy Ghost Life, D E. Reed Jan 1908

Samuel Morris Or A Holy Ghost Life, D E. Reed

Samuel Morris Collection

A short booklet about the life of Samuel Morris. It was a part of a series of The Beautiful Life Booklets, a series of attractive stories of unquestioned merit as helps in spiritual life.