Worms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillence

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dc.contributor.authorBlackbeard, Susan I
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T12:48:49Z
dc.date.available2016-11-01T12:48:49Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-06-06T08:40:38Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper extends the debate on black-perceived white supernatural powers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Eastern Cape, South Africa – a conversation initiated by Sean Redding, and developed further by Clifton Crais, whose main contention has been rebutted by Jeff Peires. Having briefly considered their claims, this paper examines, first, Western Mpondo perceptions of missionaries' extraordinary or supernatural powers by focusing on a dream/vision of herdboys, and second, a claim that the amaHlubi in the Matatiele district ceased resistance to dipping owing to fear of white supernatural powers. Finally, I show how, in different ways from those described by Redding and Crais, these powers were perceived by various groups, and counteracted or exploited.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2011.624543
dc.identifier.apacitationBlackbeard, S. I. (2011). Worms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillence. <i>South African Historical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22406en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBlackbeard, Susan I "Worms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillence." <i>South African Historical Journal</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22406en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBlackbeard, S. I. (2011). Worms, Frogs, Crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi Perceptions of White Malevolence and Surveillance. South African Historical Journal, 63(4), 514-536.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1726-1686en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Blackbeard, Susan I AB - This paper extends the debate on black-perceived white supernatural powers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Eastern Cape, South Africa – a conversation initiated by Sean Redding, and developed further by Clifton Crais, whose main contention has been rebutted by Jeff Peires. Having briefly considered their claims, this paper examines, first, Western Mpondo perceptions of missionaries' extraordinary or supernatural powers by focusing on a dream/vision of herdboys, and second, a claim that the amaHlubi in the Matatiele district ceased resistance to dipping owing to fear of white supernatural powers. Finally, I show how, in different ways from those described by Redding and Crais, these powers were perceived by various groups, and counteracted or exploited. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Historical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 SM - 1726-1686 T1 - Worms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillence TI - Worms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillence UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22406 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22406
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBlackbeard SI. Worms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillence. South African Historical Journal. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22406.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Historical Journalen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rshj20/current
dc.subject.otherancestors
dc.subject.otherdream
dc.subject.otherrebellion
dc.subject.othercrab
dc.subject.otherfrog
dc.subject.othermissionaries
dc.subject.otherresistance
dc.subject.othersupernatural
dc.subject.othervision
dc.subject.otherworms
dc.titleWorms, frogs, crabs, and the Eye of God: Mpondo and Hlubi perceptions of white malevolence and surveillenceen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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