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Jean Comaroff and John L. Comaroff

Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1

Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa

434 pages, 10 halftones, 6 maps     © 1991

Cloth $102.00

ISBN: 9780226114415   Published July 1991

Paper $28.00

ISBN: 9780226114422   Published July 1991

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ISBN: 9780226114477

List of Illustrations
Preface
Chronology
1. Introduction
2. Preachers and Prophets
The Domestication of the Sacred Word
3. Cultivation, Colonialism, and Christianity
Toward a New African Genesis
4. Currencies of Conversion
Of Markets, Money, and Value
5. Fashioning the Colonial Subject
The Empire's Old Clothes
6. Mansions of the Lord
Architecture, Interiority, Domesticity
7. The Medicine of God's Word
Saving the Soul by Tending the Flesh
8. New Persons, Old Subjects
Rights, Identities, Moral Communities
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Subjects



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