Lemba Religion. Ancient Judaism or Evolving Lemba Tradition?

Le Roux, Magdel

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dc.contributor.author	Le Roux, Magdel
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-16T10:27:04Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-16T10:27:04Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.identifier.citation	Magdel le Roux (2004), Lemba Religion. Ancient Judaism or Evolving Lemba Tradition? Religion and Theology, Volume 11, Issue 3, pages 313 – 330 DOI: 10.1163/157430104X00159	en
dc.identifier.issn	1023-0807
dc.identifier.issn	1574-3012
dc.identifier.uri	http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/157430104x00159
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22156
dc.description	Due to copyright restrictions the full-text of this article is not attached to this item. Please follow the doi link at the top of this record to the offical published version on the editor's website.	en
dc.description.abstract	Various traditions exist as to when the Lemba came to Africa. A possible early departure from Israel (according to the Lemba) can imply that their religion could contain remnants of a very ancient type of religion, which makes this group special and particularly valuable to the historian of religion or comparative religion. Various faiths had diverse influences on the religious convictions and life of the Lemba. In this investigation the juxtaposition of the social and religious practices and rituals of early Israel with those of the Lemba delivered noteworthy findings. Qualitative research in numerous Lemba communities in southern Africa underlies this article. The theoretical framework is that of Smart, a scholar in the field of comparative religion.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
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dc.subject	Lemba	en
dc.subject	comparative religion	en
dc.subject	early Israel	en
dc.title	Lemba Religion. Ancient Judaism or Evolving Lemba Tradition?	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Biblical and Ancient Studies	en