LEADER 02914nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910786201603321 005 20230801225252.0 010 $a0-8214-4439-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276809 035 $a(EBL)1743718 035 $a(OCoLC)821216781 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000780638 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11418505 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780638 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10785225 035 $a(PQKB)10228541 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1743718 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18625 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1743718 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10626542 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276809 100 $a20120710d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$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$y1964-1991 615 0$aChristianity and culture$xHistory. 615 0$aReligion and politics$xHistory. 615 0$aBemba (African people)$xReligion. 676 $a968.94 700 $aGordon$b David M.$f1970-$01150288 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786201603321 996 $aInvisible agents$93780105 997 $aUNINA