Nuer Prophets: A History of Prophecy from the Upper Nile in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

by Douglas H. Johnson

Book Overview

This is the first major study of the Nuer based on primary research since Evans-Pritchard's classic Nuer Religion. It is also the first full-length historical study of indigenous African prophets operating outside the context of the world's main religions, and as such builds on Evans-Pritchard's pioneering work in promoting collaboration and dialogue between the disciplines of anthropology and history. Prophets first emerged as significant figures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198233671
• ISBN13: 9780198233671
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"