The Repression, Resistance, and Revival of the Ancestor Cult in the Shona Churches of Zimbabwe : a Study in the Persistence of a Traditional Religious Belief.

The Repression, Resistance, and Revival of the Ancestor Cult in the Shona Churches of Zimbabwe : a Study in the Persistence of a Traditional Religious Belief.

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Author / Creator:Makwasha, Gift M.
Imprint:Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (428 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Christianity -- Zimbabwe.
Shona (African people) -- Religion.
Christianity.
Shona (African people) -- Religion.
Zimbabwe.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11167221
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ISBN:9780773430228
0773430229
9780773436824
0773436820
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:This historical analysis of the evangelization of the Shona by both European missionaries and native evangelists examines the idea of a cross-cultural blending of Christianity and the Shona to create an Africanized Christianity. The author proposes a Christological approach where Jesus is seen as the ancestor par excellence in whom physical and spiritual needs are fulfilled.
Other form:Print version: Makwasha, Gift M. Repression, Resistance, and Revival of the Ancestor Cult in the Shona Churches of Zimbabwe : A Study in the Persistence of a Traditional Religious Belief. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2010 9780773436824
Table of Contents:
  • THE REPRESSION, RESISTANCE, AND REVIVAL OF THE ANCESTOR CULT IN THE SHONA CHURCHES OF ZIMBABWE: A Study in the Persistence of a Traditional Religious Belief; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • The Shona Ancestor Cult; Chapter 2
  • Mission Churches and the Shona Ancestor Cult: 1890-1923; Chapter 3
  • African Independent Churches and the Shona Ancestor Cult; Chapter 4
  • Kuyera KweDzimbabwe and the Shona Ancestor Cult; Chapter 5
  • Towards a ""Tripartite Shona Ancestor-Christology""
  • Appendix
  • A Case Study of Kurovaguva Ritual: The Ndoro family in Rural WedzaBibliography; Index.

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