Life at Maripaston. / edited by H.F. de Ziel.
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 t...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | No linguistic content Sranan Tongo English Dutch |
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The Hague :
M. Nijhoff,
1973.
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| Series: | Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ;
64. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| 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. |
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| 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 resource (vi, 142 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9004286942 9789004286948 902471527X 9789024715275 |