The continuity of life in African religion with reference to marriage and death among the Zulu people

Ngobese, Wilmot Ronald Musa

dc.contributor.advisor	Lubbe, G. J. A.	en
dc.contributor.author	Ngobese, Wilmot Ronald Musa	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:51:07Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:51:07Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:51:07Z
dc.date.submitted	2003-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	Ngobese, Wilmot Ronald Musa (2009) The continuity of life in African religion with reference to marriage and death among the Zulu people, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1263>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1263
dc.description.abstract	The world has become more and more religiously plural. It is therefore essential to acknowledge the meaningful aspects in the essence of all religions, including African Religion. The dissertation seeks to highlight the concept, ”continuity of life” in African Religion. Special emphasis is placed on the Zulus due to the vastness of the African continent. Three areas are investigated to show that there is the belief in life after death in African Religion, as it is the case with all great world religions, such as Judaism, Islam and Christianity. These are the sacredness of life, marriage with the gift of children as a blessing from the ancestors, as well as rites and ceremonies associated with death which show that the dead are still alive in a mysterious form. The conclusion is therefore that African Religion has a world status and should be included amongst the great world religions.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vi, 117 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Ancestor	en
dc.subject	Myth	en
dc.subject	African Renaissance	en
dc.subject	Intrinsic values	en
dc.subject	Polygamy	en
dc.subject	Death	en
dc.subject	Marriage	en
dc.subject	Continuity of Life	en
dc.subject	African religion	en
dc.subject.ddc	299.683986
dc.subject.lcsh	Future life
dc.subject.lcsh	Zulu (African people) -- Religion
dc.subject.lcsh	Zulu (African people) -- Social life and customs
dc.subject.lcsh	Africa -- Religion
dc.subject.lcsh	Gifts, Spiritual -- Pentecostal churches
dc.subject.lcsh	Ancestor worship
dc.subject.lcsh	Death -- Rites and ceremonies
dc.subject.lcsh	Zulu (African people) -- Marriage customs and rites
dc.title	The continuity of life in African religion with reference to marriage and death among the Zulu people	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Religious Studies and Arabic	en
dc.description.degree	M. Th. (Biblical Studies)	en