Book contents
- Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
- Series page
- Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Scholars, Their Subjects, and the Sources: Ecumenicism and Literary Collaborations in the Nazaretha Church
- 3 Charting a Changing Literary Landscape: Isaiah Shembe and the Early Zion Movement in South Africa
- 4 Transcription Services: Young Literates and the Transformation of Generational Relations
- 5 The Imitation of Christ: Healing Performances and Biblical Spectacles
- 6 Reading from the Same Page: Bible Writing and the Creation of Orthodoxy
- 7 Tales of War: Women's Testimonies and the Crafting of Heroic Reputations
- 8 ‘God Loves This Chief of Ours’: Oratory and Chiefly Conversions to the Nazaretha Church
- 9 Pursuing Recognition: Rhetoric and Reality in Church–State Relations
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - The Imitation of Christ: Healing Performances and Biblical Spectacles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2014
Book contents
- Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
- Series page
- Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Scholars, Their Subjects, and the Sources: Ecumenicism and Literary Collaborations in the Nazaretha Church
- 3 Charting a Changing Literary Landscape: Isaiah Shembe and the Early Zion Movement in South Africa
- 4 Transcription Services: Young Literates and the Transformation of Generational Relations
- 5 The Imitation of Christ: Healing Performances and Biblical Spectacles
- 6 Reading from the Same Page: Bible Writing and the Creation of Orthodoxy
- 7 Tales of War: Women's Testimonies and the Crafting of Heroic Reputations
- 8 ‘God Loves This Chief of Ours’: Oratory and Chiefly Conversions to the Nazaretha Church
- 9 Pursuing Recognition: Rhetoric and Reality in Church–State Relations
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Text and Authority in the South African Nazaretha Church , pp. 148 - 184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014