Cabrita, Joel 1980- creator author. text bibliography enk Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014 monographic eng

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xvii, 400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Introduction -- Scholars, their subjects and the sources : ecumenicism and literary collaborations in the Nazaretha Church -- Charting a changing literary landscape : Isaiah Shembe and the early Zion movement in South Africa -- Transcription services : young literates and the transformation of generational relations -- The imitation of Christ : healing performances and Biblical spectacles -- Reading from the same page : Bible-writing and the creation of orthodoxy -- Tales of war : women's testimonies, and the crafting of heroic reputations -- 'God loves this chief of ours' : oratory, and chiefly conversions to the Nazaretha Church -- Pursuing recognition : rhetoric and reality in church-state relations -- Conclusion. Joel Cabrita, University of Cambridge. Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-379) and index. f-sa--- Shembe, Isaiah -1935 Church of the Nazarites History Church of the Nazarites Sacred books Independent churches South Africa BX7068.7.A4 C33 2014 289.9302 9781107054431 (hardback : alk. paper) 2013045319 IEN/DLC 131112 20150811160203.0 17938460 eng