Symbolic Dimensions of 19th Century Dutch Colonial Settlement at the Cape of Good Hope

During the 19th century the Dutch Reformed Church became a major agent in promoting the spread of Dutch settlement into the southern African interior. After 1841 it began to set out its villages according to a standard plan, known as the kerkplaats, which made use of a central nachtmaal plein, surro...

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Main Author: Frescura, Franco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: ASRSA [2017]
In: Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 297-329
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cape Province / Colonization / Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Suid-Afrika / Freemasonry
RelBib Classification:KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDH Christian sects
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Freemasonry
B Religious symbolism
B Dutch colonial villages
B Architecture
B town planning
B nachtmaal
B kerkplaats
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