{"product_id":"colonial-discourse-and-the-jesus-fication-daniel-m-mengara-9781793650955","title":"Colonial Discourse and the Jesus-fication of King Chaka: How Thomas Mofolo's Chaka Turned the Zulu Monarch into a Messiah","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough \u003ci\u003eChaka\u003c\/i\u003e is considered an African literary masterpiece, Thomas Mofolo has paradoxically been dismissed by critics as an author naively extolling the virtues of the white man's \"civilizing mission\" in Africa. Daniel M. Mengara's \u003ci\u003eColonial Discourse and the Jesus-fication of King Chaka: How Thomas Mofolo's \u003c\/i\u003eChaka\u003ci\u003e Turned the Zulu Monarch into a Messiah \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a rereading of \u003ci\u003eChaka\u003c\/i\u003e to show that Mofolo in fact astutely deconstructs, and then reconstructs, Zulu king Chaka into a messianic figure whose life trajectory and destiny blasphemously mirror those of Jesus Christ. This volume avoids the pitfalls of the traditional \"mission interpretations\" of \u003ci\u003eChaka\u003c\/i\u003e and provides an interpretative inflection that paints a more nuanced and balanced picture and understanding of Thomas Molofo's fictional account of the mythologized historical figure. Mengara delves into the circumstances and controversies surrounding the publication of the novel and shows how Molofo \"Jesus-fied\" King Chaka in a sly, yet sacrilegious ploy to subvert the colonial discourse and missionary ethos of his time. This book stands as a reassessment of Thomas Mofolo's often-ignored nationalism and calls for a rediscovery of Mofolo's work in ways that resituate him within the history of the African novel as the undisputed pioneer of engaged African literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel M. Mengara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1793650950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793650955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Daniel M. Mengara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46311199179007,"sku":"9781793650955","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_126fafa4-8ef6-4df8-9407-968143e09e42.jpg?v=1730888815","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-discourse-and-the-jesus-fication-daniel-m-mengara-9781793650955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}