Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23496259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel Cabrita (0000-0003-4021-6079, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781107294318 |
| OpenAlex | W2012095366 |
| ISBN | 9781107294318 |
| Open Library | OL34557905M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church tells the story of one of the largest African churches in South Africa, Ibandla lamaNazaretha, or Church of the Nazaretha. Founded in 1910 by charismatic faith-healer Isaiah Shembe, the Nazaretha church, with over four million members, has become an influential social and political player in the region. Deeply influenced by a transnational evangelical literary culture, Nazaretha believers have patterned their lives upon the Christian Bible. They cast themselves as actors who enact scriptural drama upon African soil. But Nazaretha believers also believe the existing Christian Bible to be in need of updating and revision. For this reason, they have written further scriptures - a new 'Bible' - which testify to the miraculous work of their founding prophet, Shembe. Joel Cabrita's book charts the key role that these sacred texts play in making, breaking and contesting social power and authority, both within the church and more broadly in South African public life.
African Pentecostalism · Art · biblical authority · Charisma · Charismatic authority · Church History · Drama · Faith · Isaiah Shembe · Literature · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · religious healing · religious politics · religious texts · South African churches · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Classics · History · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious and Theological Studies · Religious studies · Church history · Church of the Nazarites · Community churches · Independent churches · Sacred books · South Africa
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| Citations per year | 1.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |