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The Poor Christ of Bomba by Mongo Beti is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Poor Christ of Bomba about?

“220 pages, a fierce attack on european missionaries, it is also a satire. Makes the point that missionaries during colonialism were the spiritual arm of colonialism: they benefited from the inhuman repression of the colonizers by gaining many converts who sought an escape from their miserable lives and some consolation that they would live better in an afterlife. Also, converts were more easily manipulated and controlled due to the religious authority over them excersized by the european missionaries whose interests were completely synonomous with those of the colonial state. It also attack and mocks the hypocritical conservative ‘morality’ that clergy tend to espose, including of course, missionaries. Further points out that when this forced, imported and reactionary ‘morality’ is forced on people, the reality behind the new facade is much worse than what was the case before the imposition of such ridiculous ‘morality.’”

Who reads The Poor Christ of Bomba?

Author

Mongo Beti

Publisher

SocialistStories

Published

1956

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Rating

3.77 / 5 (161 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14