African Apocalypse: The Story of Nontetha Nkwenkwe, a Twentieth-Century South African Prophet Volume 72

by Robert R. Edgar and Hilary Sapire

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The devastating influenza epidemic of 1918 ripped through southern Africa. In its aftermath, revivalist and millenarian movements sprouted. Prophets appeared bearing messages of resistance, redemption, and renewal. African Apocalypse: The Story of Nontetha Nkwenkwe, A Twentieth-Century Prophet is the remarkable story of one such prophet, a middle-aged Xhosa woman named Nontetha. After surviving the deadly virus, Nontetha proclaimed that a series of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0896802086

ISBN13:9780896802087

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:Ohio University Press

Length:213 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

Africa Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Leaders & Notable People Midwest Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Regional U.S. Religious South Africa Specific Groups Women

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