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African Orthodox Church
African religious movements
African Sects
Author_R. L. Wishlade
Category=JHM
Chikwawa District
Christian sects Africa
church
Colonial Administration
community leadership roles
comparative study African sectarianism
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Ethiopian Church
Extempore Prayer
Faithful Church
Holy Ghost Church
indigenous belief systems
Industrial Mission
Joseph Booth
Malawi
Marriage Witnesses
Native Authority Court
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Prayer House
Principal Headmen
Providence Industrial Mission
R. L. Wishlade
ritual practices analysis
sectarianism
sects
Seventh Day Baptist
Shire Highlands
social change Malawi
social life
Southern Nyasaland
Traditional Headman
Village Headman
White Missionaries
White Sects
Young Man
Zomba District
Product details
- ISBN 9781138600416
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 29 Apr 2020
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Originally published in 1965, this is a study of Christian secessionist sects in the southern Province of Nyasaland (Malawi). It discusses the nature and context of sectarianism in Africa and analyses the developemnt of the sects, their ritual and worship and the roles of their officials in the social life of the community. This detailed analysis of the character and influence of sectarianism provides a valuable contirbution t the understanding of the complex process of social change which has taken place in this part of Africa.
