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http://hdl.handle.net/10311/765| Title: | Christianity and ancestor veneration in Botswana |
| Authors: | Amanze, J.N. |
| Keywords: | Ancestor worship Christianity Religion Botswana |
| Issue Date: | 2003 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Citation: | Amanze, J.N. (2003) Christianity and ancestor veneration in Botswana, Studies in World Christianity, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 43-59 |
| Abstract: | Argues that although Botswana is predominantly a Christian country, belief in and veneration of ancestors continues unabated. Ways in which the resilience of ancestor worship is based on the fact that it is the core of the Tswana Traditional Religion; Creation of another brand of Christianity that is attracting many Batswana Christians because they feel it is relevant to them as Africans in their struggle for human existence. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10311/765 |
| ISSN: | 13549901 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research articles (Dept of Theology and Religious Studies) |
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