Description |
xiii, 304 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Series |
The anthropology of Christianity ; 2 |
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Anthropology of Christianity ; 2
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Contents |
Up in smoke: humility, humiliation, and the Christian book -- The early days of Johane Masowe -- The question of leadership: the Friday message after Johane -- Mutemo in three portraits -- Listening for the True Bible: live and direct language, part I -- Singing and the metaphysics of sound: live and direct language, part II -- The substance of healing |
Summary |
Documents how the apostolics' rejection of scripture speaks to long-standing concerns within Christianity about mediation and authority. Situating the Masowe case within a broad comparative framework, this ethnography shows how the apostolics' rejection of textual authority poses a problem of presence |
Analysis |
Zimbabwe - Religious life and culture |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-289) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Masowe, Johane, -1973
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Masowe, Johane.
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Masowe weChishanu Church.
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Messianic Judaism.
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LC no. |
2006023890 |
ISBN |
0520249038 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520249046 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780520249035 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520249042 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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