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Kimbanguism 100 Years On Interdisciplinary Essays on a Socio-Cultural Movement
Title
Kimbanguism 100 Years On [electronic resource] : Interdisciplinary Essays on a Socio-Cultural Movement / edited by Adrien Nginamau Ngudiankama.
ISBN
9783031370311
Edition
1st ed. 2023.
Publication
Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XVII, 167 p.) 4 illus.
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Summary
From its genesis in 1921, Kimbanguism has constituted one of the most fascinating socio-cultural movements of the Kongo region. This interdisciplinary collection covers the socio-cultural dynamics of the Kimbanguist church and its contribution to African studies over the past hundred years. Scholars renowned for their Kongo studies work, such as Wyatt MacGaffey, John M. Janzen, and John K. Thornton, contributed to this collection. Adrien Nginamau Ngudiankama is the founder of Kongo Academy, Inc, (www.kongoacademy.org). He holds a Master of Philosophy in Systematic Theology from King's College as well as a PhD in Health Education and Health Promotion from the Institute of Education at the University of London.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 19, 2023
Series
African Histories and Modernities,
Contents
Introduction
Part I The Cultural Background of the Kimbanguist Movement
Rethinking D. Beatriz Kimpa Vita for Contemporary Times
Part II A Religious Movement Trajectory
Personal Experiences of Kimbanguism as It Was (1964-1980)
The Influence of the Salvation Army on the Followers of Simon Kimbangu
The Relations Between the Kimbanguist and the World Council of Churches: Past and Present
Kimbanguist Diaspora in the West
Blackness Politics in Congolese Churches: On the Genealogy of Simon Kimbangu Prophetism Within the Congolese Revival Movement
Part III Some Contemporary Political Religious Appropriations
"Sung Resistance" in Simon Kimbangu's Movement (1921) and Some of Its Contemporary Legacies
The Appropriation of Simon Kimbangu in Current African Religious and Political Discourses
Part IV Kongo Prophetism and the Legacy of Slavery: A Thought
The Kongo Tradition of Renewal: Thoughts on Future Research.
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