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Title:Casting out demons in Zimbabwe: a coded political posturing
Author:Dube, ZorodzaiISNI
Year:2012
Periodical:Exchange: Journal of Contemporary Christianities in Context (ISSN 0166-2740)
Volume:41
Issue:4
Pages:352-363
Language:English
Geographic term:Zimbabwe
Subjects:Pentecostalism
spirit possession
faith healing
protest
External link:https://doi.org/10.1163/1572543X-12341238
Abstract:Casting out demons is a daily practice among Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe. While previous studies by theologians linked demon exorcism to evil spirits, in this study it is argued that, in Zimbabwe, casting out demons is a coded protest against Mugabe and his government. The author's theoretical perspective develops from Frantz Fanon and James Scott. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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