The Repression, Resistance, and Revival of the Ancestor Cult in the Shona Churches of Zimbabwe : a Study in the Persistence of a Traditional Religious Belief
THE REPRESSION, RESISTANCE, AND REVIVAL OF THE ANCESTOR CULT IN THE SHONA CHURCHES OF ZIMBABWE: A Study in the Persistence of a Traditional Religious Belief; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- The Shona Ancestor Cult; Chapter 2 -- Mission Churches and the Shona Ancestor Cult: 1890-1923; Chapter 3 -- African Independent Churches and the Shona Ancestor Cult; Chapter 4 -- Kuyera KweDzimbabwe and the Shona Ancestor Cult; Chapter 5 -- Towards a ""Tripartite Shona Ancestor-Christology""
Appendix -- A Case Study of Kurovaguva Ritual: The Ndoro family in Rural WedzaBibliography; Index
Summary
This historical analysis of the evangelization of the Shona by both European missionaries and native evangelists examines the idea of a cross-cultural blending of Christianity and the Shona to create an Africanized Christianity. The author proposes a Christological approach where Jesus is seen as the ancestor par excellence in whom physical and spiritual needs are fulfilled
