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200 10$aInvisible agents$b[electronic resource] $espirits in a Central African history /$fDavid M. Gordon
210   $aAthens $cOhio University Press$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (317 p.)
225  0$aNew African histories series
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8214-2024-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction: 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.
330   $a Invisible Agents shows how personal and deeply felt  spiritual beliefs can inspire social movements and influence historical change. Conventional historiography concentrates on the secular, materialist, or moral sources of political agency. Instead, David M. Gordon argues, when people perceive spirits as exerting power in the visible world, these beliefs form the basis for individual and collective actions. Focusing on the history of the south-central African country of Zambia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, his analysis invites reflection on political and religious 
410  0$aNew African histories series.
606   $aChristianity and culture$zZambia$xHistory
606   $aReligion and politics$zZambia$xHistory
606   $aBemba (African people)$xReligion
607   $aZambia$xHistory$xReligious aspects
607   $aZambia$xHistory$xAutonomy and independence movements$xReligious aspects
607   $aZambia$xPolitics and government$yTo 1964
607   $aZambia$xPolitics and government$y1964-1991
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615  0$aReligion and politics$xHistory.
615  0$aBemba (African people)$xReligion.
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