Under the canopy : ritual process and spiritual resilience in South Africa. Linda E. Thomas

• Author: Thomas, Linda E. Linda Elaine
• Subjects: St. John's Apostolic Faith Mission Church -- Guguletu, Cape Town, South Africa;
  Spiritual healing;
  Church and social problems -- South Africa;
  Independent churches -- South Africa;
  Racism -- South Africa;
  Guérison par la foi;
  Églises indépendantes -- Afrique du Sud;
  South Africa -- Race relations;
  South Africa -- Social conditions;
  Guguletu (Cape Town, South Africa) -- Church history;
  Afrique du Sud -- Relations interethniques
• Description: pcc
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-170) and index.
  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
  
• Publisher: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1999
  
• Creation Date: c1999
  
• Format: xxiv, 174 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
  
• Language: English