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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:The Shona Religion
Author:Gelfand, M.
Year:1969
Periodical:Zambezia
Volume:1
Issue:1
Period:January
Pages:37-45
Language:English
Geographic term:Zimbabwe
Subjects:African religions
Shona
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Religion and Witchcraft
External link:https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03790622_326
Abstract:Many people today still consider that the Shona have no religion at all. But anyone who studies the Shona religion will discover that he is dealing with a deeply religious people. With its complex and developed cult, the Shona religion may come to be accepted one day as a form of monotheism. This appraisal of the Shona religion has the following sections: The medium - Witchcraft beliefs and their place in the religion - The attraction of the religion. Ref., tables (1. the five main categories of spirit and their mediums; 2. the spiritual hierarchy of the Shona), photos.
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