Christianity under indigenous leadership in Zimbabwe : whither the church's inculturation of the Shona views on death and afterlife

Christianity under indigenous leadership in Zimbabwe : whither the church's inculturation of the Shona views on death and afterlife

Early Christian missionaries alienated Shona people from their culture and traditional religion. Essential elements of Shona religion were rejected because they were thought to be entertaining paganism, fetishism and idolatry. More than a century of Christianity in Zimbabwe has passed and some Shona...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hwata, Benny
Other Authors: Wood, J. M.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Death and afterlife
Ancestral spirits
Rituals of honour
Inculturation
Interfaith dialogue
Witchcraft
261.096891
Christianity and culture > Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe > Religious life and customs
Indigenous peoples > Religion
Christianity and other religions > Zimbabwe
Future life > Christianity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27303

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http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27303

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