03862cam a2200661Mi 4500 ocn961001086 OCoLC 20200709060453.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 161021s2016 mw ab ob 001 0 eng d YDX eng rda pn YDX OCLCO OCLCF VLB UBY OCLCQ N$T OCLCA INT OCLCQ OL$ JSTOR SFB IDK 975911392 9789996045035 (electronic bk.) 999604503X (electronic bk.) 9789996045165 9996045161 1242666 (N$T) (OCoLC)961001086 (OCoLC)975911392 22573/ctvh8ggz1 JSTOR f-mw--- BR1446.2 .S77 2016 REL 094000 bisacsh HIS 001040 bisacsh 289.9/3 23 MAIN Strohbehn, Ulf, author. The Zionist churches in Malawi : history, theology, anthropology / Ulf Strohbehn. Mzuzu : Mzuni Press, 2016. 1 online resource (xv, 547 pages) : illustrations, map. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Mzuni books ; no. 17 Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-524) and index. Print version record. Bearings: the spiritual field -- Origins in exile: American roots, Ngoni Mfecane and Machona labour migration -- History: Zionism in Malawi 1922-2011 -- Identity: what constitutes Zionism -- Theology: salvation and the church -- Culture: two circles. This book presents an African Christian movement full of vitality and creativity. The reader will meet believers who drink milk so that they may dream about angels, reports about funerals where the mourners dance with the coffin on their shoulders and church members who are ritually not allowed to fertilize their fields or wear neck ties. The author's unique insight into Malawi's Christian community addresses important issues in society. Why have 'Spirit Churches, ' including Pentecostalism, been so successful in Malawi? Why do some religious groups still refuse medical help, up to the point that children die of cholera? How did the independent churches deal with the colonial trauma? In this masterful portrait, Strohbehn takes the reader from industrial mine compounds to rural colonies, where churches have set up their own spiritual and political rule. He carefully dissects the fine lines between traditional notions and Christianity's influence. We find a spiritual portrait of the Ngoni people, a fascinating cultural analysis of dancing and an encounter with a unique style of preaching. Master record variable field(s) change: 650 Zionist churches (Africa) Doctrines. Zionist churches (Africa) Malawi. Malawi Church history. Christianity and culture Malawi. RELIGION Christianity Denominations. bisacsh HISTORY / Africa / South / General bisacsh Christianity and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00859660 Zionist churches (Africa) fast (OCoLC)fst01184500 Malawi. fast (OCoLC)fst01209421 Electronic books. Electronic books. Church history. fast (OCoLC)fst01411629 Print version: Strohbehn, Ulf. Zionist churches in Malawi. Mzuzu : Mzuni Press, 2016 9789996045165 (OCoLC)950432247 Mzuni books ; no. 17. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1242666 EBSCOhost EBSC 1242666 YBP Library Services YANK 13010714 92 N$T 56896 56896