Thomas

Broschiertes Buch

Under the Canopy

Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa

Beschreibung

Thomas argues that the healing rites and folk medicine performed at St. Johns Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Cape Town reoriented the communitys focus away from conditions under apartheid, and helped residents endure and overcome inhumane circumstances. (World Religions)

Autor

Linda 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of South Carolina Press
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 154mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9781570037528
• ISBN-10: 1570037523
• Artikelnr.: 23167848