RT Book
T1 Isaiah Shembe's hymns and the sacred dance in Ibandla LamaNazaretha
T2 Studies of religion in Africa
JF Studies of religion in Africa
A1 Sithole, Nkosinathi
LA English
PP Leiden Boston
PB Brill
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1621216403
AB Introduction -- Beyond African nationalism : Isaiah Shembe and his hymns -- The Bible, the hymns, and Shembe's sense of self -- The sacred dance and the question of resistance -- Virginity, sexual abstinence and the maidens' rituals -- Male circumcision, marriage and the notion of (in)completeness -- Dress codes and the poetics of performance in the sacred dance -- Conclusion
NO Formerly CIP. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Current copyright fee: GBP22.00
CN BX7068.7.Z5
SN 978-90-04-31722-2
K1 Shembe, Isaiah -1935
K1 Church of the Nazarites : Hymns
K1 Church of the Nazarites : Rituals
K1 Dance : Religious aspects : Church of the Nazarites
K1 Zulu (African people) : Rites and ceremonies