This book examines the richly textured histories of prophets and prophecies within East Africa. It gives an analytical account of the significantly different forms prophecy has taken over the past century across the country. Each of the chapters takes a new look at the active dialogue between prophets and the communities whom they addressed. This dialogue continues today as the politicians and activists throughout the region still look to prophetic traditions, garnering interpretations of the past in order to provide the validation of prophetic wisdom and heroes for the present.
- ISBN10 082141089X
- ISBN13 9780821410899
- Publish Date 15 April 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ohio University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English