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| − | + | Zulu: [[iBandla amaNazaretha]] English: [[Nazareth Baptist Church]]. A controversial religious movement rooted in Zulu tradition founded by [[Isaiah Shembe]] at the holy city of Ekuphakameni in 1911. It had a rich liturgical tradition based on modified forms of traditional [[Zulu]] dancing and hosted 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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Latest revision as of 06:03, 16 March 2011
Zulu: iBandla amaNazaretha English: Nazareth Baptist Church. A controversial religious movement rooted in Zulu tradition founded by Isaiah Shembe at the holy city of Ekuphakameni in 1911. It had a rich liturgical tradition based on modified forms of traditional Zulu dancing and hosted 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
For more information
See also Nhlangakazi and Isaiah Shembe
Peter Larlham, 1985
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