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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
Author(s): Gift M. Makwasha (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 428 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436820
- ISBN-13: 9780773436824
Book Description
The ancestor cult of the Shona in Zimbabwe has determinedly resisted the Christian forces and Continues to influence the soci-political, religious, and economic lives of the people.
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The ancestor cult of the Shona in Zimbabwe has determinedly resisted the Christian forces and Continues to influence the soci-political, religious, and economic lives of the people.
About the Author
Dr. Makwasha is a graduate from Boston University School of Theology, and currently rector of St. John’s, St. James Episcopal Church in Roxburg, Massachusetts. A native of Zimbabwe, Dr. Makwasha is interested in mission studies and world Christianity.
