11 - Shona Traditional Religion and Medical Practices: Methodological Approaches to Religious Phenomena
Corresponding Author(s) : Tabona Shoko
Africa Development,
Vol. 36 No. 2 (2011): Africa Development
Abstract
This article reviews select principal literature on traditional religion and medical practices in Zimbabwe with a view to demonstrating how this subject has been dealt with through the contributions of scholars from a variety of disciplines. In so doing, it paves the way for phenomenol- ogy, which is the alternative approach used in this study. The article explores the relationship between anthropology and sociology as used by previous scholars to study religion and medicine in the context of the Shona pe ple in Zimbabwe on the one hand, and phenomenology on the other.
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- Aschwanden, H., 1987, Symbols of Death, Gweru: Mambo Press.
- Bleeker, C. J., 1963, The Sacred Bridge: Research into the Nature and Structure of Religion, Leiden: Brill.
- Bourdillon, M., 1987, The Shona People, Gweru: Mambo Press.
- Bucher, H., 1980, Spirits and Power, Cape Town: Oxford University Press. Chavunduka, G., 1978, Traditional Healers and the Shona Patient, Gweru: Mambo Press.
- Cox, J.L., 1992, Expressing the Sacred: An Introduction to the Phenomenology of Religion, Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications.
- Dahlin, O., 2002, Zvinorwadza: Being a Patient in the Religious and Medical Plurality of the Mberengwa District, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
- Daneel, M. L., 1970, Zionism and Faith-Healing in Rhodesia: Aspects of African Independent Churches, The Hague: Mouton.
- Daneel, M.L., 1977, ‘The Growth and Si+gnificance of Shona Independent Churches’, in Michael Bourdillon, ed., Christianity South of the Zambezi, Vol. 2, Gweru: Mambo Press, pp. 177-192.
- Gelfand, M., 1947, African Medical Handbook, Cape Town: African Bookman.
- Gelfand, M., 1956, Medicine and Magic of the MaShona, Cape Town: Juta.
- Gelfand, M., 1962, Shona Religion, Cape Town: Juta. Gelfand, M., 1965, The Witch Doctor, London: Harvill Press.
- Gelfand, M., 1985, The Traditional Medical Practitioner in Zimbabwe, Gweru: Mambo Press.
- Grix, J., 2004, The Foundations of Research, New York: Palgrave McMillan.
- Husserl, E., 1965, Phenomenology and the Crisis of Philosophy, New York: Harper and Row.
- Leeuw, G. van der, 1938, Religion in Essence and Manifestation, London: George Allen and Unwin.
- Sharpe, E., 1986, Comparative Religion: A History, London: Duckworth.
- Shoko, T., 1994, ‘Health and Well-being: A Phenomenological Approach to the Quest for the Essence of Religion’, Unpublished DPhil. thesis, University of Zimbabwe.
- Shoko, T., 2007, Karanga Indigenous Religion in Zimbabwe: Health and Well- Being, London: Ashgate Publishers.
- Shoko, T., 2008, (Forthcoming) ‘Old And New: Indigenous Healing in Harare’, Journal of African Cultural Studies, pp. 1-17.
- Sjoberg, G. and Nett, R., 1968, A Methodology for Social Research, New York: Harper and Row Publishers."
References
Aschwanden, H., 1987, Symbols of Death, Gweru: Mambo Press.
Bleeker, C. J., 1963, The Sacred Bridge: Research into the Nature and Structure of Religion, Leiden: Brill.
Bourdillon, M., 1987, The Shona People, Gweru: Mambo Press.
Bucher, H., 1980, Spirits and Power, Cape Town: Oxford University Press. Chavunduka, G., 1978, Traditional Healers and the Shona Patient, Gweru: Mambo Press.
Cox, J.L., 1992, Expressing the Sacred: An Introduction to the Phenomenology of Religion, Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications.
Dahlin, O., 2002, Zvinorwadza: Being a Patient in the Religious and Medical Plurality of the Mberengwa District, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
Daneel, M. L., 1970, Zionism and Faith-Healing in Rhodesia: Aspects of African Independent Churches, The Hague: Mouton.
Daneel, M.L., 1977, ‘The Growth and Si+gnificance of Shona Independent Churches’, in Michael Bourdillon, ed., Christianity South of the Zambezi, Vol. 2, Gweru: Mambo Press, pp. 177-192.
Gelfand, M., 1947, African Medical Handbook, Cape Town: African Bookman.
Gelfand, M., 1956, Medicine and Magic of the MaShona, Cape Town: Juta.
Gelfand, M., 1962, Shona Religion, Cape Town: Juta. Gelfand, M., 1965, The Witch Doctor, London: Harvill Press.
Gelfand, M., 1985, The Traditional Medical Practitioner in Zimbabwe, Gweru: Mambo Press.
Grix, J., 2004, The Foundations of Research, New York: Palgrave McMillan.
Husserl, E., 1965, Phenomenology and the Crisis of Philosophy, New York: Harper and Row.
Leeuw, G. van der, 1938, Religion in Essence and Manifestation, London: George Allen and Unwin.
Sharpe, E., 1986, Comparative Religion: A History, London: Duckworth.
Shoko, T., 1994, ‘Health and Well-being: A Phenomenological Approach to the Quest for the Essence of Religion’, Unpublished DPhil. thesis, University of Zimbabwe.
Shoko, T., 2007, Karanga Indigenous Religion in Zimbabwe: Health and Well- Being, London: Ashgate Publishers.
Shoko, T., 2008, (Forthcoming) ‘Old And New: Indigenous Healing in Harare’, Journal of African Cultural Studies, pp. 1-17.
Sjoberg, G. and Nett, R., 1968, A Methodology for Social Research, New York: Harper and Row Publishers."