The Man of Heaven and the Beautiful Ones of God

The introduction sets Isaiah Shembe and the Nazareth Baptist Church in the context of contemporary South African religion, social history and politics and offers a new reading of the importance of place, memory and literacy in the early history of the church. The three texts in Zulu and English, from the 1920s and 1930s, open a window onto the intellectual and religious life, and the social organisation of this important African church. Marriage, adultery, healing, the priesthood, visions, the role of women, national identity are among the topics these texts engage with.

Info autore

Elizabeth Gunner, Ph.D. (1984) in African Languages and Literatures, School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, is Professor of English Studies, School of Language, Culture and Communication at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Her most recent publications are a literary afterword to Zulu Woman. The Life Story of Christina Sibiya by Rebecca Reyher and Wrestling with the Present, Remembering the Past: Zulu Radio Drama in Contemporary South Africa (Journal of Southern African Studies, 2000).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Gunner
• Editore: de Gruyter Brill
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9789004125421
• ISBN: 978-90-04-12542-1
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 168 mm x 247 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 640 g
• Serie: Studies of Religion in Africa
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura d'interni, design