Mookgo Solomon Kgatle

Indigenous African Medicine and Faith Healing in the Zion Christian Church in South Africa

A Decolonial Perspective
Herausgeber: Pinn, Anthony B; Miller, Monica R

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Produktbeschreibung

This books explores the role of Indigenous African medicine in the healing practices of the Zion Christian Church in the South African context.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350552876
• ISBN-10: 1350552879
• Artikelnr.: 73245436

Autorenporträt

Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is Professor of Missiology at the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, South Africa. His research is in the history, mission, and theology of African Pentecostalism. He is an NRF-rated scholar and appeared in the 2023 list of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University and Scopus.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Ritual healing process: theoretical framework
3: Zion Christian church: an overview
4: Healing Practices in the Zion Christian Church
5: Symbols and practices of protection in Zion Christian Church
6: Therapeutic Worship in the Zion Christian Church
7: Therapeutic prophecy and instructions in Zion Christian Church
8: The social restrictions and taboos in Zion Christian Church
9: The theology of Indigenous Faith healing in African Independent Churches