Singing "The Song of Chief Iipumbu": Christianity, Colonialism, and the Limits of Agency in North-Central Namibia

This essay addresses "The Song of Chief Iipumbu," an oral poem performed by a woman named Nekwaya Loide Shikongo in North-Central Namibia in 1953. It argues that "The Song of Chief Iipumbu" acted as an astute analysis of local power relations, employing scornful commentary on a d...

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Main Author: Crews, Emily D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Religion & theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 258-297
Further subjects:B Resistance
B Missionaries
B Agency
B Namibia
B Colonialism
B Owambo
B Christianity
B Performance
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