02914nam 2200637 a 450 991078620160332120230801225252.00-8214-4439-5(CKB)2670000000276809(EBL)1743718(OCoLC)821216781(SSID)ssj0000780638(PQKBManifestationID)11418505(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780638(PQKBWorkID)10785225(PQKB)10228541(MiAaPQ)EBC1743718(MdBmJHUP)muse18625(Au-PeEL)EBL1743718(CaPaEBR)ebr10626542(EXLCZ)99267000000027680920120710d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInvisible agents[electronic resource] spirits in a Central African history /David M. GordonAthens Ohio University Press20121 online resource (317 p.)New African histories seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2024-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Seeing invisible worlds -- The passion of Chitimukulu -- Christian witches -- Satan in the city -- A new Jerusalem -- The dawn -- Devils of war -- God in heaven, Kaunda on earth -- A nation reborn -- Conclusion: The spirit realm of agency. Invisible Agents shows how personal and deeply felt spiritual beliefs can inspire social movements and influence historical change. Conventional historiography concentrates on the secular, materialist, or moral sources of political agency. Instead, David M. Gordon argues, when people perceive spirits as exerting power in the visible world, these beliefs form the basis for individual and collective actions. Focusing on the history of the south-central African country of Zambia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, his analysis invites reflection on political and religious New African histories series.Christianity and cultureZambiaHistoryReligion and politicsZambiaHistoryBemba (African people)ReligionZambiaHistoryReligious aspectsZambiaHistoryAutonomy and independence movementsReligious aspectsZambiaPolitics and governmentTo 1964ZambiaPolitics and government1964-1991Christianity and cultureHistory.Religion and politicsHistory.Bemba (African people)Religion.968.94Gordon David M.1970-1150288MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786201603321Invisible agents3780105UNINA