John Yoder chronicles the history of the Kanyok, a people from the southern savanna of Zaire, from before 1500 until their incorporation into the Congo Free State in the 1890s. By analyzing their oral traditions, myths, and legends, the author describes the political and cultural development of a people who, before 1891, had no written records, and whose history has previously been confined to the stale recitation of wars and succession struggles that characterize many existing books on pre-colonial Africa. Yoder sets his work firmly within the larger context of the southern savanna by extending his investigations to the traditions of neighboring peoples, in particular to the Luba and Lunda, whose empires once dominated the region. In this way, he demonstrates how the same stories and ideas circulated over a vast area but were continually adapted to local circumstances.
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"...an important contribution to our understanding of precolonial intellectual history in Africa." David Newbury, American Historical Review
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By analysing the oral histories, myths and legends of the Kanyok, John Yoder describes the political and cultural development of a people who, before 1891, had no written records. His history forms the nucleus for a broader and more composite understanding of the entire southern savanna region of Zaire.
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The Kanyok live in Central Africa where the rim of the Zaire River basin joins the northern edge of the vast southern savanna plateau. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
matrilineal leaders, patrilineal leaders, interview with the chief, savanna peoples, tribute network, southern savanna, hunter legends, raffia cloth, regional chiefs, magic worker, copper crosses, des renseignements, ritual hunt, tribute system, savanna region, oral records, royal compound, maternal kin Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kasongo Cinyama, Kabw Muzemb, Free State, Luba Mulopwe, Lubilash River, Mwamba Ciluu, Bun Mazemb, Cish Mukul, Bakwa Kalonji, Hian Musas, Kabw Seya, Mwaat Yaav, Bun Mund, Luba Kasai, Bun Luhit, Luaba Mutonj, Central Africa, Tshimbale Bande, Bun Men, Etond Kapolo, Mulaj Bandamayi, Ciam Mateng, Kongolo Mwana, Mbuji Mayi, Ngongo Lutete New!
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The Kanyok live in Central Africa where the rim of the Zaire River basin joins the northern edge of the vast southern savanna plateau. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
matrilineal leaders, patrilineal leaders, interview with the chief, savanna peoples, tribute network, southern savanna, hunter legends, raffia cloth, regional chiefs, magic worker, copper crosses, des renseignements, ritual hunt, tribute system, savanna region, oral records, royal compound, maternal kin Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kasongo Cinyama, Kabw Muzemb, Free State, Luba Mulopwe, Lubilash River, Mwamba Ciluu, Bun Mazemb, Cish Mukul, Bakwa Kalonji, Hian Musas, Kabw Seya, Mwaat Yaav, Bun Mund, Luba Kasai, Bun Luhit, Luaba Mutonj, Central Africa, Tshimbale Bande, Bun Men, Etond Kapolo, Mulaj Bandamayi, Ciam Mateng, Kongolo Mwana, Mbuji Mayi, Ngongo Lutete New!
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