White garment churches (Vapositori) and ZANU-PF party politics in Zimbabwe: True marriage or marriage of convenience during and post-Mugabe era

The white garment churches’ (Vapositori) involvement in party politics, particularly in favour of ZANU-PF, continued to flourish in Zimbabwe even after the demise of Mugabe. Robert Gabriel Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe from 1980 until he was deposed by the Zimbabwean Army on 21 November 2017. Unlike other C...

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Autore principale: Musoni, Phillip (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2019
In: HTS teologiese studies
Anno: 2019, Volume: 75, Fascicolo: 1
Altre parole chiave:B Mugabe
B AICs
B Mnangagwa
B White Garment
B Zimbabwe
B Politics
B Marriage
B Zanu-Pf
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