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| − | In 1911, [[Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe]] founded the '''iBandla amaNazaretha''' (or [[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 [ | + | In 1911, [[Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe]] founded the '''iBandla amaNazaretha''' (or [[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. |
Revision as of 05:55, 16 March 2011
In 1911, Isaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe founded the iBandla amaNazaretha (or 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 or theatrical event in his 1985 study of South African performance.
Sources
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/people/bios/shembe_im.htm
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See also Nhlangakazi
Peter Larlham, 1985
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