The traditional Ba Venda concept of the after-life vis-à-vis, the Bavenda christian understanding of eternal life
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Authors
Dube, Stephen Maqethuka
Issue Date
2002-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Traditional BaVenda , BaVenda Christians , BaVenda worldview , After life , Death and its meaning , Burial practices , Death rituals , Communication between the living and the dead , Eternal life
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Abstract
This dissertation explores the traditional Ba Venda concept of the after-life vis-a-vis the Ba Venda Christian understanding of eternal life. In this dissertation a historical background of the traditional Ba Venda and how there were reached with the gospel of Jesus Christ will be given. A comparative study of the traditional Ba Venda and Christian Ba Venda beliefs and practices is given. It will be noted that the Ba Venda Christians of BeitBridge district revert to traditional beliefs and practices concerning the dead. These rituals carried out by the Ba Venda Christians show the syncretistic elements practiced. A central question therefore is "Are the Ba Venda Christians operating on the basis of Christian concept of death and hereafter?" It is argued in this dissertation that the Ba Venda Christian concept of death and after life is the blending of Ba Venda Christian and Ba Venda traditional beliefs and practices, particularly when it comes to death and burial practices.
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Dube, Stephen Maqethuka (2002) The traditional Ba Venda concept of the after-life vis-à-vis, the Bavenda christian understanding of eternal life, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1027>