
Tradition and Christianity
Burt studies the effects of the 19th century labour trade, colonial subjugation and the subsequent Christian conversion. He examines the anti-colonial Maasina Rule movement of the 1940s and finally illustrates the subsequent efforts of Kwara''ae leaders to regain their self-determination and to reaffirm the values of "tradition" under Christianity.
The Kwara''ae example of colonialism and Christian...
Burt studies the effects of the 19th century labour trade, colonial subjugation and the subsequent Christian conversion. He examines the anti-colonial Maasina Rule movement of the 1940s and finally illustrates the subsequent efforts of Kwara''ae leaders to regain their self-determination and to reaffirm the values of "tradition" under Christianity.
The Kwara''ae example of colonialism and Christian...