Understanding World Religions Chapter Six The Case of
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Understanding World Religions Chapter Six The Case of Isaiah Shembe © 2011 Irving Hexham
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Colonial Administrator and novelist John Buchan (1875 -1940), Lord Tweedsmuir. His novel Prester John (1910) shaped the thinking of many about African Independent Churches.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Fred Welbourn with a group of African Independent Church leaders. He pioneered the anthropological study of AIC’s.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Anthropologist Karla Poewe interviewing the Rt. Revd. Londa Shembe.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe A small ama. Nazarite group at worship.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Johannes Galilee Shembe who commissioned the collection of his father’s acts and sayings. Effectively he created the ama. Nazarite scriptures.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Rev. Petrus Dhlomo the archivist of the ama. Nazarites on the left. Members of his research team discussing texts on the right.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Source: Photo by Irving Hexham. ama. Nazarites sit patiently awaiting the arrival of Bishop Amos Shembe.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Bishop Amos Shembe displaying his liturgical robes.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Irving Hexham eating a meal at a Durban hotel with the Rt. Revd. Londa Shembe. Notice the tape recorder on the table to record the conversation.
The Case of Isaiah Shembe Now the ama. Nazarites have translations of key texts in English.
