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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779202103321

Autore

Chater Patricia

Titolo

Hidden treasure [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir / / by Patricia Chater ; introduced by Ann Hastings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harare [Zimbabwe], : Weaver Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-87556-9

9786613716873

1-77922-205-X

1-77922-204-1

1-77922-206-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HastingsAnn

Disciplina

291.42

Soggetti

Converts

Zimbabwe Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Epilogue; Endnotes; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Patricia Chater wrote this account of her life from the unique position of an English woman who became absorbed into a religious community when she joined the caring and spiritual church of St Francis in Zimbabwe in the early 1960's. In a sympathetic, understated and matter-of-fact manner, she describes what it meant for the members of the community to struggle for liberation in their own land and then to face the challenges of the post-independence years. Her memoir is a contribution to the story of Zimbabwe, showing how national events impact on one particular place and on one particular group...