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| − | + | In 1911, Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe founded the iBandla amaNazaretha (Nazareth Baptist Church), a controversial religious movement rooted in Zulu tradition. Shortly afterward he acquired the farm that became his holy city of Ekuphakameni. Shembe provided his followers with a rich liturgical tradition based on modified forms of traditional Zulu dancing and established an annual pilgrimage to the sacred mountain of [[Nhlangakazi]] . [[Peter Larlham]], described these pilgrimages as a []Performance|performance]] or [[Theatrical Event|theatrical event]] in his 1985 study of South African performance. | |
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Revision as of 05:49, 16 March 2011
In 1911, Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe founded the iBandla amaNazaretha (Nazareth Baptist Church), a controversial religious movement rooted in Zulu tradition. Shortly afterward he acquired the farm that became his holy city of Ekuphakameni. Shembe provided his followers with a rich liturgical tradition based on modified forms of traditional Zulu dancing and established an annual pilgrimage to the sacred mountain of Nhlangakazi . Peter Larlham, described these pilgrimages as a []Performance|performance]] or theatrical event in his 1985 study of South African performance.
Sources
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/shembe_im.htm
For more information
See also Nhlangakazi
Peter Larlham, 1985
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