Politics and religion in Zimbabwe : the deification of Robert G. Mugabe /
This book illustrates how religion and ideology were used by Robert Mugabe to ward off opposition within his own party, in Zimbabwe and from the West. An interdisciplinary line up of contributors argue that Mugabe used a calculated narrative of deification, presenting himself as a divine figure who...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2020]
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| Series: | Routledge studies on religion in Africa and the diaspora.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: politics and religion: the deification of Robert Mugabe / Ezra Chitando
- 1. "Land comes first before all else": Robert G. Mugabe / Ezra Chitando
- 2. The power of Robert Mugabe's discourses in international relations / Xaman Minillo
- 3. Religio-political convergence: a Mugabe-istic tactic to secularize ecclesiastical authority in Zimbabwe / Martin Mujingo
- 4. the making of a legend in the narratives on Robert G. Mugabe's life and politics / Masiiwa Ragies Gunda
- 5. Statecraft: Robert Mugabe and African traditional religions / Tarisayi Andrea Chimuka
- 6. Was Robert Mugabe the re-incarnation of Nehanda? An analysis of Chnjerai Hove's Bones (1989) / Kundai Watson Findson and Tanaka Chidora
- 7. Willing allies? African independent churches and Robert Mugabe / Vengesai Chimininge
- 8. "It shall be well with Zimbabwe": Pentecostalism, pan-Africanism and discourses an nation-building and restoration in Zimbabwe / Kudzai Biri
- 9. "Wolves in sheep clothing"? Robert Mugabe and the media agenda on the prosperity gospel / Wellington Gadzikwa
- 10. woman as scapegoat in the Jezebel and Grace Mugabe narratives / Honoured Taruona
- 11. Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a black/African theologian and philosopher: a critical appreciation / Robert Matikiti
- 12. Robert Mugabe's role as a man-god in Zimbabwe and the final judgment / Blessing Nyahuma
- Notes on contributors
- Index.