Winning a primitive people : sixteen years' work among the warlike tribe of the Ngoni and the Senga and Tumbuka peoples of Central Africa / by Donald Fraser ... with an introduction by John R. Mott ... with 27 illustrations & 2 maps
1914, 1st edition. London : Seeley, Service. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Boards stained. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Frontispiece page loose. Text remains clear and without blemish. Item #406571
Physical description; 320 pp., illustrations, maps; 20 cm. Contents; 1. First experiences, the Ngoni: arrival; Ngoni; method of warfare; intro. to chiefs; in bush; in village; pioneering among Senga; religious awakening; filibuster. - 2.Tumbuka: history of Tumbuka; religion; natural science; hunting; diseases; birth to death; legal procedure; wisdom of people; modifications. - 3.Changes: Hora; building village; Loudon [Embangweni]; tour; coming of administration; death of chief; evangelizing; day on station; wonderful convention; visit to Senga; progress & problems. - Appendices. Subjects; United Free Church of Scotland. Missions Malawi. Ngoni (African people). Tumbuka (African people). Social life and customs History 20th century.
Price: €25.00