Life at Maripaston:

The Matawai Maroon Johannes King (ca. 1830-1898) taught himself to read and write at an advanced age. He wanted to bridge the gap between the generations by publishing his \'Book of Horrors\' ( Skrekiboekoe ) and the present book which has been given the title Life at Marispaston . King wa...

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Main Author: King, Johannes 1830-1898 (Author)
Format: Electronic Software eBook
Language:English
Published: The Hague M. Nijhoff 1973
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 64
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Summary:The Matawai Maroon Johannes King (ca. 1830-1898) taught himself to read and write at an advanced age. He wanted to bridge the gap between the generations by publishing his \'Book of Horrors\' ( Skrekiboekoe ) and the present book which has been given the title Life at Marispaston . King wanted to explain the root of the problems between him and his elder brother, Chief Noah Andrai, representatives respectively of the church and the state at the village level. King wanted to justify his life in the eyes of the church, the EBG-Moravian Brethren, and his fellow Maroons. This book is an important contribution to the church history of Suriname, yet also offers insights into the history of the Maroon communities in Suriname. This book is one of the first original works in Sranantongo
Item Description:The author, a Matuari Bush Negro, relates in Sranan, a Creole dialect spoken in Surinam, his attempts to Christianize various peoples of interior Surinam. With introduction and summary in English
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 142 Seiten
ISBN:9789004286948
DOI:10.1163/9789004286948

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