Ngoni, Xhosa and Scot

Download or read book Ngoni, Xhosa and Scot written by Jack Thomson and published by Umoyo Trust. This book was released on 2007 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early growth of Christianity in northern Malawi has often been told as a predominantly missionary story. In reality it came about through the varied interactions of local peoples, and Scottish and Xhosa missionaries (of whom the most famous was William Koyi). In these selected essays, T. Jack Thompson concentrates mainly on how the Ngoni people interacted with both Scottish and Xhosa missionaries in the period between 1875 and 1914. During these years, the Ngoni were struggling for religious, cultural and political survival, and all these elements are dealt with in these essays.