Cape Colony · Missionary observer
The Basutos; or, Twenty-Three Years in South Africa
Eugène Casalis, 1861
Summary
French missionary Eugène Casalis spent twenty-three years at Morija in Basutoland as the personal missionary to King Moshoeshoe I. His account is the primary source for Moshoeshoe's diplomacy, the Sotho Kingdom's survival during the Mfecane, and Sotho social and religious life — essential for understanding South African history beyond the Zulu and Cape Colony.
Topics
Sotho, Basutoland, Missionaries, Paris Evangelical Missionary Society, Moshoeshoe, Sotho Kingdom, Mfecane
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- Eugène Casalis
- Year
- 1861
- Language(s)
- English, French
- Period
- Cape Colony
- Perspective
- Missionary observer
- Access
- Full view