Under the Canopy: Ritual Process and Spiritual Resilience in South Africa
(Part of the Studies in Comparative Religion Series)
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A thought-provoking study of how ritual unites an African community against social and economic hardships A case study in the transcendent powers of ritual and faith, Under the Canopy 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 these poor black South Africans liberated themselves from oppressive systems...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1570037523
ISBN13:9781570037528
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Length:174 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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