Sithole

Isaiah Shembe’s Hymns and the Sacred Dance in Ibandla lamaNazaretha

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Buch. Hardcover

2016

VIII, 212 S.

In englischer Sprache

Brill. ISBN 9789004317222

Format (B x L): 15,5 x 23,5 cm

Gewicht: 466 g

Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Studies of Religion in Africa; 45

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In Isaiah Shembe’s Hymns and the Sacred Dance in Ibandla lamaNazaretha, Nkosinathi Sithole explores the hymns of Prophet Isaiah Shembe and the sacred dance in Ibandla LamaNazaretha, and offers an emic perspective on the Church which has attracted scholars from different disciplines.

Isaiah Shembe’s Hymns and the Sacred Dance in Ibandla lamaNazaretha posits that in the hymns, Shembe found a powerful medium through which he could voice his concerns as an African in colonial times, while praising and worshipping God. Sithole also refutes claims by some scholars that the sacred dance was a response to colonialism and oppression, showing that in fact the sacred dance in Ibandla lamaNazaretha is considered to be a form of worship and is thought to exist on earth and in heaven.