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Isaiah Shembe’s Hymns and the Sacred Dance in Ibandla lamaNazaretha
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Nkosinathi Sithole
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English
Published/Copyright:
2016
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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.
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.
Author / Editor information
Nkosinathi Sithole, Ph.D. (2011), University of KwaZulu-Natal, is university lecturer in English Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has published a number of articles and chapters on Ibandla LamaNazaretha and a novel, Hunger Eats a Man (2015).
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eBook published on:
June 21, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9789004320628
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Main content:
212
eBook ISBN:
9789004320628
Keywords for this book
Postcolonialism; African Language Literature; South African Literature; South African State; Apartheid; Independent Churches; Zulu tradition; missionaries; Bible; Black Theology
Audience(s) for this book
All interested in African Religious Studies, African Christianities, African Initiated Churches, and those interested on Ibandla lamaNazaretha, including the members.
