UID:
almahu_9949386125902882
Format:
1 online resource (vi, 198 pages)
ISBN:
9780367823993
,
0367823993
,
9781000039443
,
1000039447
,
9781000054194
,
1000054195
,
9781000054163
,
1000054160
Series Statement:
Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora
Content:
This bookillustrates how religion and ideology were used by Robert Mugabe to ward off opposition within his own party, in Zimbabwe and from the West. An interdisciplinary line up ofcontributorsargue that Mugabe used a calculated narrative of deification - presenting himself as a divine figure who had the task of delivering land, freedom and confidence to black people across the world - to remain in power in Zimbabwe. The chapters highlight the appropriation and deployment of religious themes in Mugabe's domestic and international politics, reflect on the contestation around the deification of Mugabe in Zimbabwean politics across different forms of religious expression, including African Traditional Religions and various strands of Christianityand initiate further reflections on the interface between religion and politics in Africa and globally. Politics and Religion in Zimbabwewill be of interest to scholar of religion and politics, Southern Africa and African politics.
Note:
Introduction: Politics and Religion: The Deification of Robert MugabeEzra Chitando1. "Land Comes First Before All Else": Robert G. Mugabe, Land and Salvation for Black AfricansEzra Chitando2. The power of Robert Mugabe's discourses in International RelationsXaman Minillo3. Religio-Political Convergence: A Mugabe-istic tactic to secularize Eccesiastical Authority in Zimbabwe Martin Mujinga4. The Making of a Legend in the Narratives on Robert G. Mugabe's Life and PoliticsMasiiwa Ragies Gunda5. Statecraft: Mugabe and African Traditional Religions Tarisayi Andrea Chimuka6. Was Robert Mugabe the Re-incarnation of Nehanda? An Analysis of Chenjerai Hove's Bones (1989)Kundai Watson Fingson and Tanaka Chidora7. Willing Allies? African Independent Churches and Robert MugabeVengesai Chimininge8. "It shall be well with Zimbabwe": Pentecostalism, Pan Africanism and Discourses on Nation-Building and Restoration in Zimbabwe Kudzai Biri9. "Wolves in sheep clothing"? Robert Mugabe and the media agenda on the prosperity gospelWellington Gadzikwa10. Woman as Scapegoat in the Jezebel and Grace Mugabe NarrativesHonoured Taruona11. Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a Black/African Theologian and Philosopher: A Critical AppreciationRobert Matikiti12. Robert Mugabe's Role as a Man-god in Zimbabwe and the Final JudgementBlessing Nyahuma
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780367376185
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9780367823993
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780367823993
