Overview

This book illustrates how religion and ideology were used by Robert Mugabe to ward off opposition within his own party, in Zimbabwe and from the West. An interdisciplinary line up of contributors argue that Mugabe used a calculated narrative of deification – presenting himself as a divine figure who had the task of delivering land, freedom and confidence to black people across the world – to remain in power in Zimbabwe. The chapters highlight the appropriation and deployment of religious themes in Mugabe’s domestic and international politics, reflect on the contestation around the deification of Mugabe in Zimbabwean politics across different forms of religious expression, including African Traditional Religions and various strands of Christianity and initiate further reflections on the interface between religion and politics in Africa and globally. Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe will be of interest to scholars of religion and politics, Southern Africa and African politics.

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Author:   Ezra Chitando (University of Zimbabwe)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367376185

ISBN 10:   0367376180
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   27 April 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: Politics and Religion: The Deification of Robert Mugabe 1. ""Land Comes First Before All Else"": Robert G. Mugabe, Land and Salvation for Black Africans 2. The power of Robert Mugabe’s discourses in International Relations 3. Religio-Political Convergence: A Mugabe-istic tactic to secularize Eccesiastical Authority in Zimbabwe 4. The Making of a Legend in the Narratives on Robert G. Mugabe’s Life and Politics 5. Statecraft: Mugabe and African Traditional Religions 6. Was Robert Mugabe the Re-incarnation of Nehanda? An Analysis of Chenjerai Hove’s Bones (1989) 7. Willing Allies? African Independent Churches and Robert Mugabe 8. ""It shall be well with Zimbabwe"": Pentecostalism, Pan Africanism and Discourses on Nation-Building and Restoration in Zimbabwe 9. ""Wolves in sheep clothing""? Robert Mugabe and the media agenda on the prosperity gospel 10. Woman as Scapegoat in the Jezebel and Grace Mugabe Narratives 11. Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a Black/African Theologian and Philosopher: A Critical Appreciation 12. Robert Mugabe’s Role as a Man-god in Zimbabwe and the Final Judgement"

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Ezra Chitando is Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy of the University of Zimbabwe and a Theology Consultant for the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative in Africa (EHAIA).

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