| Description |
1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora Series |
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Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Religion and COVID-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe -- Religion and Vaccines: Navigating the Definitional Considerations -- Religion and COVID-19: An Overview of Emerging Themes -- Religion and COVID-19 Vaccination -- Religion and COVID-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe: Positive Responses -- Religion and COVID-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe: Resistance -- Chapters in this Volume -- Conclusion -- Note -- References |
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2 Bridging the 'Social Distance' Between Public Health and Religion: Insights From Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Religion and Public Health: An Overview -- Religion as a Determinant of Health -- The Role of Religious Entities in Response to Health Emergencies -- Religion and Health Systems Strengthening -- Public Health, COVID-19 Vaccines and Religion in Zimbabwe -- Tensions and Contradictions Between Public Health Practitioners and Religious Leaders in Zimbabwe Over COVID-19 Vaccines |
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Positive Engagement Between Religious Leaders and Public Health Practitioners in Response to COVID-19 Vaccines in Zimbabwe -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 3 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and COVID-19: A Case Study of the Ndau in Eastern Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- COVID-19 in Southern Africa: The Ndau People's Interface With the Epidemic in Zimbabwe -- Methodology -- African Indigenous Conceptualisation of Health and Illness -- African Indigenous Communities' Response to Transmittable Diseases, Isolation and Social Distancing -- COVID-19 and African Traditional Medicine -- Conclusion |
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The Future of Shona VaDuma Funeral, Burial and Post-Burial Rituals -- Concluding Analysis -- Learning Points -- Note -- References -- 5 Situating Mainline Christian Churches' Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination in Masvingo and Bikita Districts, Zimbabwe -- Introduction and Background -- COVID-19 and Methodological Issues -- Conceptual Framework -- Mainline Christianity and Health Emergencies in Zimbabwe: A Historical Overview -- Mainline Christian Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination -- The Word and COVID-19 Messaging -- Vaccination Uptake -- COVID-19 and the Search of a Cure |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References -- 4 Unpacking and Repackaging the Shona Funeral and Post-Burial Rites in the Context of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Zimbabwe -- Introduction -- Background -- Theoretical Framework -- Research Methodology -- Significance of the Chapter -- Brief Review of Related Literature -- Findings -- Knowledge About COVID-19 -- Funeral Processes and Procedures: Before and During COVID-19 -- During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Burial Processes and Procedures: Before and After COVID-19 -- Post-Burial Processes and Procedures: Before and After COVID-19 |
| Notes |
Religious Innovations and Power Dynamics in the Time of a Pandemic |
| Subject |
COVID-19 vaccines -- Zimbabwe -- Religious aspects
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Vaccine hesitancy -- Zimbabwe -- Religious aspects
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sibanda, Fortune
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Chitando, Ezra
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| ISBN |
9781000981698 |
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100098169X |
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