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<p>In the second of a proposed three-volume study, John and Jean Comaroff continue their exploration of colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. Moving beyond the opening moments of the encounter between the British Nonconformist missions and the Southern Tswana peoples, <i>Of Revelation and Revolution</i>, Volume II, explores the complex transactions—both epic and ordinary—among the various <i>dramatis personae</i> along this colonial frontier.</p> <p>The Comaroffs trace many of the major themes of twentieth-century South African history back to these formative encounters. The relationship between the British evangelists and the Southern Tswana engendered complex exchanges of goods, signs, and cultural markers that shaped not only African existence but also bourgeois modernity "back home" in England. We see, in this volume, how the colonial attempt to "civilize" Africa set in motion a dialectical process that refashioned the everyday lives of all those drawn into its purview, creating hybrid cultural forms and potent global forces which persist in the postcolonial age.</p> <p>This fascinating study shows how the initiatives of the colonial missions collided with local tr
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- Author
- Jean Comaroff, John L. Comaroff
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226114415
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Science, History
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (42 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa (Of Revelation and Revolution) (1991)
- Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa (Of Revelation & Revolution) (1991)
- Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1 : Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa (2008)
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