Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe

Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe

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Main Author: Austin , David L.
Language:English
Published: Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK 2021
Subjects:
History
African History
Political Science
African Studies
Mai Chaza
Ambuya Juliana
Charwe
Nehanda
witchcraft
Zimbabwe
faith healing
Shona
WSA
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620691659340769
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ksuhonors16206916593407692021-08-03T07:17:27Z Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe Austin , David L. History African History Political Science African Studies Mai Chaza Ambuya Juliana Charwe Nehanda witchcraft Zimbabwe faith healing Shona WSA This thesis looks into the religious and academic matrix surrounding women, the concept of witchcraft in a colonial Zimbabwean context, and the syncretic development of faith healing, and addresses a gap in the literature concerning Zimbabwe by arguing that the religious blend of Christianity and traditional Shona religion regarding the categories of spirit medium, n'anga, muroyi, and mhondoro changed over time, and developed into new categories. These new categories of Holy Spirit mediums, or syncretic prophetesses enabled women to increase in agency, and connected them to a deeper history of women who inhabited these roles such as Charwe/Nehanda, the seminal figure in the first War of Liberation at the turn of the 20th century. This thesis, by making connections between the figures of Ambuya Juliana and Mai Chaza to Charwe/Nehanda, makes a contribution to the literature in that it shows that these women are operating in historical and spiritual continuity with one another, offering a rich spiritual and historical tradition to women contemporarily who seek to increase their agency through religious means. 2021-05-18 English text Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620691659340769 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620691659340769 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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language English
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topic History
African History
Political Science
African Studies
Mai Chaza
Ambuya Juliana
Charwe
Nehanda
witchcraft
Zimbabwe
faith healing
Shona
WSA
spellingShingle History
African History
Political Science
African Studies
Mai Chaza
Ambuya Juliana
Charwe
Nehanda
witchcraft
Zimbabwe
faith healing
Shona
WSA

Austin , David L.
Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe
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title Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe
title_short Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe
title_full Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe
title_fullStr Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe
title_full_unstemmed Women, Witchcraft, and Faith Healing: An Analysis of Syncretic Religious Development and Historical Continuity in 20th Century Zimbabwe
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