Wild Religion - Tracking the Sacred in South Africa (Paperback)

"Wild Religion" is a wild ride through recent South African history from the advent of democracy in 1994 to the euphoria of the football World Cup in 2010. In the context of South AfricaOCOs political journey and religious diversity, David Chidester explores African indigenous religious heritage with a difference. As the spiritual dimension of an African Renaissance, indigenous religion has been recovered in South Africa as a national resource. "Wild Religion" analyzes indigenous rituals of purification on Robben Island, rituals of healing and reconciliation at the new national shrine, Freedom Park, and rituals of animal sacrifice at the World Cup. Not always in the national interest, indigenous religion also appears in the wild religious creativity of prison gangs, the global spirituality of neo-shamans, the ceremonial display of Zulu virgins, the ancient Egyptian theosophy in South AfricaOCOs Parliament, and the new traditionalism of South AfricaOCOs President Jacob Zuma. Arguing that the sacred is produced through the religious work of intensive interpretation, formal ritualization, and intense contestation, Chidester develops innovative insights for understanding the meaning and power of religion in a changing society. For anyone interested in religion, "Wild Religion" uncovers surprising dynamics of sacred space, violence, fundamentalism, heritage, media, sex, sovereignty, and the political economy of the sacred.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	April 2012
Authors:	David Chidester
Dimensions:	227 x 151 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	259
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27308-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Varsity Textbooks Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Religion & Theology Books > Academic & Education > UNISA > Religion & Theology
LSN:	0-520-27308-7
Barcode:	9780520273085
Course Code:	HRS4801

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