Salvatory S. Nyanto is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Director in the Office of the Vice Chancellor at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Using many published resources and invaluable interviews with local people recalling memories going back 150 years, and tabulating his research with detailed maps, personal names and tables, Salvatory Nyanto shows that accurate history is best written with extensive use of indigenous African resources.

• Glossary of Kinyamwezi and Kiswahili WordsPrologue: Maria Leo Kalenga: Society, Gender, and Christianity in Post-Abolition TanzaniaIntroduction1. Authority, Adaptation, and Dissent in Nineteenth-Century Unyamwezi, 1840-18772. Slave Emancipation, the Beginnings of Mission Communities, and Everyday Life in Missions, 1878-19143. Translation as Dissent: Language, Society, and Christianity in Unyamwezi, 1906-1920s4. Catechists, Women, and Dissent in Villages beyond the Catholic Missions, 1930-1950s5. Teachers, Women, and Kinship Networks in Villages beyond the Moravian and Swedish Free Missions, 1930-1950s6. Christians, the Revival Movement, and Dissent in Moravian Missions and Villages, 1950-1960ConclusionAppendixBibliographyIndex

Salvatory S. Nyanto is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Director in the Office of the Vice Chancellor at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Using many published resources and invaluable interviews with local people recalling memories going back 150 years, and tabulating his research with detailed maps, personal names and tables, Salvatory Nyanto shows that accurate history is best written with extensive use of indigenous African resources.

• Glossary of Kinyamwezi and Kiswahili WordsPrologue: Maria Leo Kalenga: Society, Gender, and Christianity in Post-Abolition TanzaniaIntroduction1. Authority, Adaptation, and Dissent in Nineteenth-Century Unyamwezi, 1840-18772. Slave Emancipation, the Beginnings of Mission Communities, and Everyday Life in Missions, 1878-19143. Translation as Dissent: Language, Society, and Christianity in Unyamwezi, 1906-1920s4. Catechists, Women, and Dissent in Villages beyond the Catholic Missions, 1930-1950s5. Teachers, Women, and Kinship Networks in Villages beyond the Moravian and Swedish Free Missions, 1930-1950s6. Christians, the Revival Movement, and Dissent in Moravian Missions and Villages, 1950-1960ConclusionAppendixBibliographyIndex

Salvatory S. Nyanto is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Director in the Office of the Vice Chancellor at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Using many published resources and invaluable interviews with local people recalling memories going back 150 years, and tabulating his research with detailed maps, personal names and tables, Salvatory Nyanto shows that accurate history is best written with extensive use of indigenous African resources.

• Glossary of Kinyamwezi and Kiswahili WordsPrologue: Maria Leo Kalenga: Society, Gender, and Christianity in Post-Abolition TanzaniaIntroduction1. Authority, Adaptation, and Dissent in Nineteenth-Century Unyamwezi, 1840-18772. Slave Emancipation, the Beginnings of Mission Communities, and Everyday Life in Missions, 1878-19143. Translation as Dissent: Language, Society, and Christianity in Unyamwezi, 1906-1920s4. Catechists, Women, and Dissent in Villages beyond the Catholic Missions, 1930-1950s5. Teachers, Women, and Kinship Networks in Villages beyond the Moravian and Swedish Free Missions, 1930-1950s6. Christians, the Revival Movement, and Dissent in Moravian Missions and Villages, 1950-1960ConclusionAppendixBibliographyIndex