Wild Religion: Tracking the Sacred in South Africa
Author:   David Chidester
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520273085


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   23 April 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Chidester
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780520273085


ISBN 10:   0520273087
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   23 April 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. Going Wild 2. Mapping the Sacred 3. Violence 4. Fundamentalisms 5. Heritage 6. Dreamscapes 7. Purity 8. Power 9. World Cup 10. Staying Wild Notes Index

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Explores South African indigenous religious heritage and the meaning and power of this religion in a changing South African society. -- Immanent Frame


""Explores South African indigenous religious heritage and the meaning and power of this religion in a changing South African society."" Immanent Frame ""Recommended."" -- T. D. Moodie, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Choice


Explores South African indigenous religious heritage and the meaning and power of this religion in a changing South African society. --Immanent Frame Recommended. --Choice


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David Chidester is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He is the author of Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture (UC Press), Savage Systems: Colonialism and Comparative Religion in Southern Africa, Christianity: A Global History, Salvation and Suicide: Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown.

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