Description: Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of Birmingham, 1989.
Review Quotes: «A valuable contribution to the incresasing amount of literature on hymnody in African Independent Churches.» (Leny Lagerwerf, Exchange)
«As a comprehensive collection of the earliest hymns still remembered by Dida Harrists today, this study represents a seminal work in the field of African religious music by charting the emergence and semantics of the Dida Harrist hymnody. Consequently, it makes a notable contribution to the literature and will be of value to historians, theologians, anthropologists and ethnomusicologists alike.» (Fiona Magowan, Journal of Religion in Africa)