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• catalog abstract ""In Under the Canopy Linda Elaine Thomas argues that the healing rites performed at St. John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church, located in Guguletu, an African township in Cape Town, was one means by which poor black South Africans liberated themselves from oppressive systems." "This study underscores the remarkable ability of economically disadvantaged people in South Africa to use their few material resources to create powerful and transformative rituals that helped them endure and transcend the inhuman circumstances of their lives."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b11281454.
• catalog coverage "Guguletu (Cape Town, South Africa) Church history.".
• catalog coverage "South Africa Race relations.".
• catalog coverage "South Africa Social conditions.".
• catalog created "1999.".
• catalog date "1999".
• catalog date "1999.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
• catalog description ""In Under the Canopy Linda Elaine Thomas argues that the healing rites performed at St. John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church, located in Guguletu, an African township in Cape Town, was one means by which poor black South Africans liberated themselves from oppressive systems." "This study underscores the remarkable ability of economically disadvantaged people in South Africa to use their few material resources to create powerful and transformative rituals that helped them endure and transcend the inhuman circumstances of their lives."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Prologue -- Introduction -- An inquiry into an African indigenous church -- The setting -- Ethnographic profile of St. John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church, Guguletu -- The ritual and theology of St. John's -- Symbols in St. John's ritual -- St. John's health care system -- Conclusions -- Appendix methodology -- Appendix demographic information -- Appendix schedule of questions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.".
• catalog extent "xxiv, 174 p. :".
• catalog identifier "1570033110".
• catalog isPartOf "Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)".
• catalog isPartOf "Studies in comparative religion".
• catalog issued "1999".
• catalog issued "1999.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press,".
• catalog spatial "Guguletu (Cape Town, South Africa) Church history.".
• catalog spatial "South Africa Race relations.".
• catalog spatial "South Africa Social conditions.".
• catalog spatial "South Africa.".
• catalog subject "289.9/3/0968735 21".
• catalog subject "BT732.5 .T473 1999".
• catalog subject "Church and social problems South Africa.".
• catalog subject "Independent churches South Africa.".
• catalog subject "Racism South Africa.".
• catalog subject "Spiritual healing.".
• catalog subject "St. John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church (Guguletu, Cape Town, South Africa)".
• catalog tableOfContents "Prologue -- Introduction -- An inquiry into an African indigenous church -- The setting -- Ethnographic profile of St. John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church, Guguletu -- The ritual and theology of St. John's -- Symbols in St. John's ritual -- St. John's health care system -- Conclusions -- Appendix methodology -- Appendix demographic information -- Appendix schedule of questions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.".
• catalog title "Under the canopy : ritual process and spiritual resilience in South Africa / Linda E. Thomas.".
• catalog type "Church history. fast".
• catalog type "text".