Bantu Prophets in South Africa

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Bantu Prophets in South Africa

Regional / International studies Social and cultural anthropology

Author: Bengt Sundkler

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Collection: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 3rd September 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9780429942532


Overview

Originally published in 1948 and then updated in 1961 outlines the religious and social background of the Zulus and discusses the rise of the Independent Church Movement. It examines the organization and inner workings of the different Churches, their forms of worship, and the personalities of their leaders. It also analyses the blend of old and new which appears in Zulu interpretations of some aspects of Christian doctrine.

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