A Prophet of the People - Jarvis, Lauren V
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Historian Lauren V. Jarvis provides a fascinating and intimate portrait of one of South Africa's most famous religious figures, and in turn the making of modern South Africa. Following Shembe from his birth in the 1860s across many environments and contexts, Jarvis illuminates the tight links between the spread of Christianity, strategies of evasion, and the capacious forms of community that continue to shape South Africa today.

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Historian Lauren V. Jarvis provides a fascinating and intimate portrait of one of South Africa's most famous religious figures, and in turn the making of modern South Africa. Following Shembe from his birth in the 1860s across many environments and contexts, Jarvis illuminates the tight links between the spread of Christianity, strategies of evasion, and the capacious forms of community that continue to shape South Africa today.
Autorenporträt
Lauren V. Jarvis is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jarvis is interested in the history of religion and inequality in South Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her research has been supported by the Fulbright-Hays and Mellon-ACLS programs, and her work has appeared in the Journal of African History and the Journal of Southern African Studies.