Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032147833 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 260 str.

Fortune Sibanda; Tenson Muyambo; Ezra Chitando

Opis

This book investigates the role of religion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa. It will be of interest to researchers across the fields of African Studies, Health, Politics, and Religious Studies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Religion and Public Health in the Shadow of COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa 2. Exploring the Ethics of Ubuntu in the Era of COVID-19 3. Social Distancing in the Context of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: Perspectives from Ndau Religious Indigenous Knowledge Systems 4. Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID- 19): Resources from Ndau Indigenous Religion 5. Living with COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: A Religious and Scientific Healing Response 6. Religion, Law and COVID-19 in South Africa 7. Tele-evangelism, Tele-health and Cyberbullying in the Wake of the Outbreak of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe 8. The Role of Religion in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges in Tanzania 9. COVID-19 Containment Measures and ‘Prophecies’ in Kenya 10. Christian Religious Understandings and Responses to COVID-19 in Eswatini 11. Standing together in Faith through the Time of COVID-19: The Responses of Church Umbrella Bodies in Zambia 12. Churches and COVID-19 in Botswana 13. The Coronavirus Pandemic and Persons with Disabilities: Towards a Liberating Reading of the Bible for Churches in Southern Africa 14. The Influence of Health Perceptions on Zimbabwe Muslim Responses to COVID-19 Restrictions over Ramadan, Pilgrimages and Funeral Rites in 2020 15. Repositioning the Agency of Rastafari in the Context of COVID-19 Crisis in Zimbabwe and Malawi 16. ‘When a Pandemic Wears the Face of a Woman’: Intersections of Religion and Gender during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe 17. Religion and COVID-19 in Southern Africa: Implications for the Discourse on Religion and Development