Singing "The Song of Chief Iipumbu": Christianity, Colonialism, and the Limits of Agency in North-Central Namibia
This essay addresses "The Song of Chief Iipumbu," an oral poem performed by a woman named Nekwaya Loide Shikongo in North-Central Namibia in 1953. It argues that "The Song of Chief Iipumbu" acted as an astute analysis of local power relations, employing scornful commentary on a d...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2018]
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Religion & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 258-297 |
Further subjects: | B
Resistance
B Missionaries B Agency B Namibia B Colonialism B Owambo B Christianity B Performance |
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