Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe (eBook, PDF)

The Deification of Robert G. Mugabe
Redaktion: Chitando, Ezra

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Produktbeschreibung

This book illustrates how religion and ideology were used by Robert Mugabe to ward off opposition within his own party, in Zimbabwe and from the West. Contributors argue that Mugabe used a calculated narrative of deification to remain in power in Zimbabwe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000039443
• Artikelnr.: 59075835

Autorenporträt

Ezra Chitando is Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy of the University of Zimbabwe and a Theology Consultant for the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Politics and Religion: The Deification of Robert Mugabe 1.
"Land Comes First Before All Else": Robert G. Mugabe, Land and Salvation
for Black Africans 2. The power of Robert Mugabe's discourses in
International Relations 3. Religio-Political Convergence: A Mugabe-istic
tactic to secularize Eccesiastical Authority in Zimbabwe 4. The Making of a
Legend in the Narratives on Robert G. Mugabe's Life and Politics 5.
Statecraft: Mugabe and African Traditional Religions 6. Was Robert Mugabe
the Re-incarnation of Nehanda? An Analysis of Chenjerai Hove's Bones
(1989) 7. Willing Allies? African Independent Churches and Robert Mugabe 8.
"It shall be well with Zimbabwe": Pentecostalism, Pan Africanism and
Discourses on Nation-Building and Restoration in Zimbabwe 9. "Wolves in
sheep clothing"? Robert Mugabe and the media agenda on the prosperity
gospel 10. Woman as Scapegoat in the Jezebel and Grace Mugabe Narratives
11. Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a Black/African Theologian and Philosopher: A
Critical Appreciation 12. Robert Mugabe's Role as a Man-god in Zimbabwe and
the Final Judgement