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Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension
Dissertation (MA (History))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29174 Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension Kriel, Lize Harris, Karen Leigh upetd@up.ac.za Michler, Bronwyn Louise Biography H.p. junod Swiss mission Fiction Zidji Christianity Anthropology Missionaries H.a. junod UCTD Dissertation (MA (History))--University of Pretoria, 2005. Henri-Alexandre Junod was a missionary and a prolific student and writer, whose interests also included the natural sciences and anthropology. In the last two decades he has increasingly come under the spotlight of scholarly studies as a worthy point of reference for his era and a significant individual. This study approaches Junod’s life and work from a biographical perspective, attempting to identify aspects of his work, in particular his fiction, that have not been studied and therefore to shed new light on him. This study begins by considering the nature of biography, its features and problems, and missionary biography in particular. It then examines the literature available on Junod in order to establish the prevailing view of him and his work. This historiographical overview of Junod is then weighed against the available sources on Junod in order to determine whether any areas of study have been overlooked. From the examination of the sources, Junod’s only novel, Zidji: étude de mœurs sud-africaines , is highlighted as one which has never been studied in the literature on Junod. In this novel Junod attempts to give a complete picture of South Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century by telling the story of a black convert’s experiences of tribal life, the mission station and white society. This study examines his use of fiction in presenting this picture and also considers whether this novel adds insight to the understanding of Junod himself, in light of what has already been written about him. Thus, this study aims at contributing to a more complete picture of Junod by unlocking his perspective as it is shown in his novel. Historical and Heritage Studies unrestricted 2013-09-07T15:04:10Z 2004-11-05 2013-09-07T15:04:10Z 2003-11-04 2005-11-05 2004-11-01 Dissertation Michler, B 2003, Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29174 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29174 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11012004-134554/ © 2003, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Biography H.p. junod Swiss mission Fiction Zidji Christianity Anthropology Missionaries H.a. junod UCTD Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension |
| title | Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension |
| title_full | Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension |
| title_fullStr | Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension |
| title_short | Biographical study of H-A Junod: The fictional dimension |
| title_sort | biographical study of h a junod the fictional dimension |
| topic | Biography H.p. junod Swiss mission Fiction Zidji Christianity Anthropology Missionaries H.a. junod UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29174 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11012004-134554/ |