Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa (Studies in Comparative Religion (Paperback))Paperback – October 1, 2007
by Linda E. Thomas (Author)
Illustrates how the healing rites performed at St John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church, located in Guguletu, an African township in Cape Town, offered a means by which poor black South Africans liberated themselves from oppressive systems.
Editorial Reviews Review"Thomas's compassionate and scrupulous attention to place and circumstance is the distinctive factor in this highly self-reflective ethnographic work." -- Journal of Religion "Readers gain a great deal of insight into religious developments in South Africa and the connection to continuing political realities." -- Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Under the Canopy is the next major detailed publication to enrich the understanding (and the bibliography) of South African indigenous churches, one that will become a standard work." -- Missionalia
About the AuthorLinda E. Thomas is a professor of theology and anthropology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and the editor of Living Stones in the Household of God: The Legacy and Future of Black Theology.
Product Details
Series: Studies in Comparative Religion (Paperback)
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press (October 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1570037523
ISBN-13: 978-1570037528
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
Источник: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570037523/theassoofreli-20