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Shembe [ˈʃɛmbɛ]
n (Christian Churches, other) (in South Africa) an African sect that combines Christianity with aspects of Bantu religion How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After discussing the characteristics of the music, the political and entertainment history of the country, and Paul Simon's Graceland, she reviews a variety of musical styles, then presents two case studies on South African jazz and the hymns of the Zulu-language followers of Isaiah Shembe. He accuses the Shembites of being discriminatory, because they propagate Shembe as their religious icon, rejecting the figure of Jesus Christ as the God for foreigners. This has led to Mphahlele appealing in the essay "Colonial conquest and its impact on African culture": "Let us not despise the followers of Lekganyane, Modise, Shembe and their kind [. |
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