Christianity and the Shona

ISBN-13: 9781859738597 / Angielski / Twarda / 1969 / 208 str.

M. Murphree; Marshall Murphee

Opis

A study of religion in a Rhodesian tribe, based on the author's field work in the Shona community from 1962-4. The author's thesis is that there were factors in the indigenous religious system of the Shona, which allowed them to assimilate Christianity as a viable alternative form of religion.

Spis treści

PREFACE V I. INTRODUCTION I 2. BUDJGA SOCIETY 15 3. BUDJGA TRADITIONAL RELIGION 30 4. BUDJGA PROTESTANTISM (METHODISM) 60 5. BUDJGA CATHOLICISM 80 6. THE BUDJGA VAPOSTORI 92 7. RELIGION IN A BUDJGA COMMUNITY III 8. RELIGION IN BUDJGA SOCIETY 129 9. CONCLUSION 152 APPENDIX: TABLES 1-13 172 LIST OF WORKS CITED 191INDEX 195

O autorze

The author was engaged in missionary work in Rhodesia for many years. He subsequently studied anthropology at the London School of Economics and this book is a revised and rewritten version of his doctoral thesis. His dual approach adds an extra dimension to his description of a community undergoing marked social change. Dr Murphree is a lecturer in anthropology at the University College of Rhodesia.