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Title:The History and 'Re-Conversion' of the Varemba of Zimbabwe
Author:Mandivenga, Ephraim C.ISNI
Year:1989
Periodical:Journal of Religion in Africa
Volume:19
Issue:2
Period:June
Pages:98-124
Language:English
Geographic term:Zimbabwe
Subjects:Islam
Lemba
history
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
conversion
Religion and Witchcraft
History and Exploration
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/1580844.pdf
Abstract:This article first discusses the southeast African origin of the Varemba (or Lemba) of Zimbabwe, their migration to Zimbabwe since 1900 in order to take advantage of the economic opportunities created by British colonialism, and the survival of Islamic cultural traits among them. It then examines the 'discovery' of the Varemba, in the 1960s and 1970s, by Indian and Malawian Muslims living in Zimbabwe, who subsequently started a campaign to re-Islamize the Varemba. This re-conversion campaign was initiated in three separate areas: in Majiri in the Fort Victoria District; in Chinyika in Gutu District; and in Guruve District. Notes, ref.
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