The Land beyond the Mists: Essays in Identity & Authority in Precolonial Congo and Rwanda
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By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in The Land Beyond the Mists illustrate the significant advances to have taken place since decolonization in our understanding of the pre-colonial histories of Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Congo. Based on both oral and written sources, these essays are important both for their methods—viewing history from the perspective of local actors—and for their conclusions, which seriously challenge colonial myths about the area.
List of Illustrations ixForeword xiPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction: Peering through the Mists 1Part 1 HistoriographyChapter 1 Bushi and the Historians: Historiographical Themes in Eastern Kivu 25Chapter 2 Recent Historical Research in the Area of Lake Kivu: Rwanda and Zaire 44Part 2 The Lake Kivu ArenaChapter 3 Lake Kivu Regional Trade in the Nineteenth Century 65Chapter 4 Kamo and Lubambo: Dual Genesis Traditions on Ijwi Island 84Chapter 5 The Campaigns of Rwabugiri 129Chapter 6 Rwabugiri and Ijwi 142Chapter 7 King and Chief on Ijwi Island 161Part 3 The Rwanda ArenaChapter 8 The Clans of Rwanda: A Historical Hypothesis 189Chapter 9 Bunyabungo: The Western Frontier in Rwanda, ca. 1750-1850 204Chapter 10 What Role Has Kingship? An Analysis of the Umuganura Ritual of Rwanda as presented in M. d'Hertefelt A. Coupez, La royauté sacriée de l'ancien Rwanda 229Chapter 11 Trick Cyclists? Recontextualizing Rwandan Dynastic Chronology 252Part 4 Perceiving History through the MistsChapter 12 Precolonial Burundi and Rwanda: Local Loyalties, Regional Royalties 281Notes 341Bibliography 417Index 437
