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Ritual healing and political acquiescence: the case of the Zionist Churches in southern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2011

Matthew Schoffeleers
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Les églises sionistes, en particulier celles qui mettent l'accent sur la guérison se montrent d'une disposition envers la politique d'état sud africaine d'un consentement frappant. Cet article examine à la fois l'évidence et les explications présentées par les sciences humaines et par les théologiens. Mais avant tout, cet article se concentre sur l‘organisation du service de la santé en tant qu‘appareil de contrôole social, une considération qui a tendu à être négligée dans ce contexte.

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Africa , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 1 - 25
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Copyright © International African Institute 1991

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