Colonial rule · Missionary historian
History of the Basuto, Ancient and Modern
D.F. Ellenberger, 1912
Summary
Ellenberger spent decades collecting Sotho oral traditions and historical accounts, producing this comprehensive history of the Sotho people from their origins to the twentieth century. Drawing heavily on oral sources and elder testimony, it remains the fullest account of Sotho history from within, and a critical source for reconstructing the Mfecane from a non-Zulu standpoint.
Topics
Sotho, Basutoland, Oral tradition, Moshoeshoe, Mfecane, Sotho Kingdom, Pre-colonial
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- D.F. Ellenberger
- Year
- 1912
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Colonial rule
- Perspective
- Missionary historian
- Access
- Full view