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Tabona Shoko contends that religion and healing are intricately
intertwined in African religions. This book on the religion of the
Karanga people of Zimbabwe sheds light on important methodological
issues relevant to research in the study of African religions.
Analysing the traditional Karanga views of the causes of illness
and disease, mechanisms of diagnosis at their disposal and the
methods they use to restore health, Shoko discusses the views of a
specific African Independent Church of the Apostolic tradition. The
conclusion Shoko reaches about the central religious concerns of
the Karanga people is derived from detailed field research
consisting of interviews and participant observation. This book
testifies that the centrality of health and well-being is not only
confined to traditional religion but reflects its adaptive
potential in new religious systems manifest in the phenomenon of
Independent Churches. Rather than succumbing to the folly of static
generalizations, Tabona Shoko offers important insights into a
particular society upon which theories can be reassessed, adding
new dimensions to modern features of the religious scene in Africa.
Tabona Shoko contends that religion and healing are intricately
intertwined in African religions. This book on the religion of the
Karanga people of Zimbabwe sheds light on important methodological
issues relevant to research in the study of African religions.
Analysing the traditional Karanga views of the causes of illness
and disease, mechanisms of diagnosis at their disposal and the
methods they use to restore health, Shoko discusses the views of a
specific African Independent Church of the Apostolic tradition. The
conclusion Shoko reaches about the central religious concerns of
the Karanga people is derived from detailed field research
consisting of interviews and participant observation. This book
testifies that the centrality of health and well-being is not only
confined to traditional religion but reflects its adaptive
potential in new religious systems manifest in the phenomenon of
Independent Churches. Rather than succumbing to the folly of static
generalizations, Tabona Shoko offers important insights into a
particular society upon which theories can be reassessed, adding
new dimensions to modern features of the religious scene in Africa.
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