Competition and Integration in the Religious History of North-Western Zimbabwe

Bibliographic Data

ID3932168
AuthorsJocelyn Alexander (1St. Antony's, Oxford), Terence Ranger (2St. Antony's, Oxford)
Year1998
Volume28
Issue1
Pages3-31
Publication date1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Religion in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4200 • E-ISSN: 1570-0666
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157006698x00116
OpenAlexW2007577135
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited1

COMPETITION AND INTEGRATION IN THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF NORTH-WESTERN ZIMBABWE BY JOCELYN ALEXANDER AND TERENCE RANGER (St. Antony's, Oxford) Introduction 'Literature on religion in Zimbabwe,' wrote Adrian Hastings recently, 'is exceptionally rich.' There has been work on mission Christianity and its indigenisation; on African independent churches; and on African religion. Such research has 'wrestled with the complex relationship between native Zimbabwean religion, Christianity and their social con- text-the total history of Zimbabwe." Zimbabwe is very 'Christian.' The churches which have descended from the main missions remain strong; Apostolic and Zionist churches, emerging in the 1930s, still attract fresh adherents; the

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