Shona traditional religion : its effects on the church and biblical perspective / by Fanuel Tagara Chandomba.

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Contents:
Description of Attempts to Solve the Problem -- Description of Proposed Strategy to Solve the Problem.
Function of Religion -- Religion and Myths -- Religion and Rituals -- Rites of Passage.
The Universe Is Eternal -- The Universe Has Order -- The Shona Concept of God -- Shona Imaginations of God -- What God does -- Human images of God -- The attributes of God -- God is merciful -- God is good -- God is all-powerful -- God is present everywhere -- Origin and Summary of Shona Concepts of God -- Shona Concept of Man -- The Shona and the World of Spirits -- Man at the Center of the Universe -- Man and Human Relationships -- Man's Power Limited -- Man and Myths -- Man and the Departed -- Conclusion -- Biblical Perspective to Shona Concepts of the Universe, God, and Man.
The Shona Family and the Function of Marriage -- Ancestor Worship -- Status of the Ancestors -- The Qualification of an Ancestor -- The Mutual Dependence of Ancestor and the Living -- The Shona Practices of Ancestor Worship.
The Bible and Ancestors -- The Bible and Family Welfare -- The Bible and Place of the Dead -- The Bible and Communication with the Dead -- The Bible and Confrontational Prayer -- God as the Source of Blessings -- Christ the Only Mediator.
Compensation -- Exorcism -- Preventive Measures Against Future Attacks -- Stranger Spirits -- Types and Skills by Stranger Spirits -- Possession by Stranger Spirits -- Argument Over Possession by a Stranger Spirit -- The Community or Territorial Spirits -- Spirit Mediums and Political Struggle -- Spirit Mediums and Religious Role -- Rain rituals -- Ritual ceremony.
Magic -- Charms and Fetishes -- The Power of Words -- Witchcraft -- Divine-Healer-Herbalist -- Types of Nganga -- The Call of a Nganga -- Divination and Healing -- Divine Proceess -- Removal of the cause of illness -- Medical treatment -- Biblical Perspective to Shona Spirits and Mediums, Witchcraft, and Divination -- Biblical Perspective -- Mixed Reactions -- Challenge to study Scriptures -- God speaks through His Word -- Records of demon possession -- Power encounters -- Conclusion.
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Typescript.

A Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1986.

Bibliography: leaves 107-108.

1. Introduction to Shona Traditional Religion

Description of the Problem -- Description of Attempts to Solve the Problem -- Description of Proposed Strategy to Solve the Problem.

2. Functions of Religion

Definition of Religion -- Function of Religion -- Religion and Myths -- Religion and Rituals -- Rites of Passage.

3. The Shona Beliefs and Concept of the Universe

The Nature of the Universe -- The Universe Is Eternal -- The Universe Has Order -- The Shona Concept of God -- Shona Imaginations of God -- What God does -- Human images of God -- The attributes of God -- God is merciful -- God is good -- God is all-powerful -- God is present everywhere -- Origin and Summary of Shona Concepts of God -- Shona Concept of Man -- The Shona and the World of Spirits -- Man at the Center of the Universe -- Man and Human Relationships -- Man's Power Limited -- Man and Myths -- Man and the Departed -- Conclusion -- Biblical Perspective to Shona Concepts of the Universe, God, and Man.

4. The Shona Family Structure: Kinship and Ancestors

The Shona Family and Kinship -- The Shona Family and the Function of Marriage -- Ancestor Worship -- Status of the Ancestors -- The Qualification of an Ancestor -- The Mutual Dependence of Ancestor and the Living -- The Shona Practices of Ancestor Worship.

5. Biblical Perspective on Ancestor Practices

The Bible and Family Structure -- The Bible and Ancestors -- The Bible and Family Welfare -- The Bible and Place of the Dead -- The Bible and Communication with the Dead -- The Bible and Confrontational Prayer -- God as the Source of Blessings -- Christ the Only Mediator.

6. Shona Spirits and Mediums

Avenging Spirits -- Compensation -- Exorcism -- Preventive Measures Against Future Attacks -- Stranger Spirits -- Types and Skills by Stranger Spirits -- Possession by Stranger Spirits -- Argument Over Possession by a Stranger Spirit -- The Community or Territorial Spirits -- Spirit Mediums and Political Struggle -- Spirit Mediums and Religious Role -- Rain rituals -- Ritual ceremony.

7. The Divine-Healer-Herbalist, Witchcraft, and Sorcery

Shona Diviner-Herbalist (Nganga) -- Magic -- Charms and Fetishes -- The Power of Words -- Witchcraft -- Divine-Healer-Herbalist -- Types of Nganga -- The Call of a Nganga -- Divination and Healing -- Divine Proceess -- Removal of the cause of illness -- Medical treatment -- Biblical Perspective to Shona Spirits and Mediums, Witchcraft, and Divination -- Biblical Perspective -- Mixed Reactions -- Challenge to study Scriptures -- God speaks through His Word -- Records of demon possession -- Power encounters -- Conclusion.

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