Covert Syncretism: the Reception of South Africa’s Sangoma Practise and Spirituality by ‘Double Faith’ in the Contexts of Christianity and of Esotericism
South African Bantu mediumism (of “Sangoma” type) has moved from contexts in African Traditional Religion (ATR) and rural culture into South African Christianity, especially in the African Instituted Churches (AIC), which have adopted and transformed elements of mediumist practice and ritual. In rec...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017
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Open theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 642-661 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Bantu
/ Shamanism
/ Adaptation
/ Christianity
/ Spirituality
/ Esotericism
/ Alternative medicine
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements BS Traditional African religions KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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