The disciple and sorcery : the Lunda-Chokwe view / by Ben F. Eidse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eidse, Ben F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chokwe (African people)--Social life and customs.

Chokwe (African people).

Chokwe (African people)--Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Ben F. Eidse is Shakambangu, a messenger who announces the truth, so-named by the Lunda-Chokwe who appreciate his commitment to learning their heart language, proverbs and culture. He often began his messages with a Chokwe proverb about the kambangu bird who doesn't speak empty words like the prairie chicken, but announces the first sliver of the moon. He was also called "Tata," a wise elder and "blacksmith who equipped us, not with guns, but with the Word of God," which he translated, with two Chokwe pastors/storytellers. Eidse is among the rare western students of Lunda-Chokwe language and c

Contents:

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Lunda-Chokwe Traditional Worldview; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Part II: Implications for Biblical Discipleschip; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8344-1

OCLC:

924631978