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.

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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Makwasha, Gift M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Christianity > Zimbabwe.
Shona (African people) > Religion.
Christianisme > Zimbabwe.
Shona (Peuple d'Afrique) > Religion.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christianity
Shona (African people) > Religion
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Christianity.
Zimbabwe
Online Access:Texto completo
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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