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The missionary factor among the Lakeside Tonga of Nyasaland

Rhodes-Livingston journal: human problems in British Central Africa • (26) • Published In 1960 • Pages: 1-22

By: Van Velsen, J..

Abstract

Missionaries arrived in Tongaland in 1877 only a few years after the Tonga won independence from their Ngoni overlords. The missionaries tried to maintain their neutrality among the Tonga, but were drawn into playing a mediating role between rival chiefs, which was exacerbated by building the mission in one of the chief's village. The mission school was well attended and produced an educated class that served the colonial government and economy.

HRAF PubDate

2001

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Southern Africa

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnographer

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ;1999

Field Date

1951-1956

Coverage Date

1861-1921

Coverage Place

Nkhata Bay district, Northern Province, Malawi

Notes

by J. van Velsen

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

53033358

LCSH

Ethnology--Malawi