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Inventing the New Dispensation in Zimbabwe

The Religious Dimension
BuchGebunden
256 Seiten
Englisch
Bloomsbury Academicerscheint am14.11.2024
How does a regime, whose members have been actively involved in the previous one, appropriate and deploy religious ideas and rhetoric to cast itself as born-again´ and attractive? Exploring intersections between politics, religion and economics, this book examines invention of Zimbabwe´s New Dispensation,´ the regime of Emmerson D. Mnangagwa, and how it has aimed to separate itself from the previous regime of Robert G. Mugabe. Utilizing the concept of invention´, contributors reflect on how Mnangagwa and his publicists deploy religious ideas, concepts and rhetoric in the quest for legitimacy in a heavily contested political field. The book also reflects on the ways opposing political actors have utilized the same template in their quests to secure power. The contributors interrogate the use of time, theological ideas and religious practices to separate Mnangagwa´s regime from Mugabe´s. This book provides insight into how religious rhetoric is used not only to gain, but also to contest legitimacy in Zimbabwe´s political sphere.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextHow does a regime, whose members have been actively involved in the previous one, appropriate and deploy religious ideas and rhetoric to cast itself as born-again´ and attractive? Exploring intersections between politics, religion and economics, this book examines invention of Zimbabwe´s New Dispensation,´ the regime of Emmerson D. Mnangagwa, and how it has aimed to separate itself from the previous regime of Robert G. Mugabe. Utilizing the concept of invention´, contributors reflect on how Mnangagwa and his publicists deploy religious ideas, concepts and rhetoric in the quest for legitimacy in a heavily contested political field. The book also reflects on the ways opposing political actors have utilized the same template in their quests to secure power. The contributors interrogate the use of time, theological ideas and religious practices to separate Mnangagwa´s regime from Mugabe´s. This book provides insight into how religious rhetoric is used not only to gain, but also to contest legitimacy in Zimbabwe´s political sphere.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-350-36389-2
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
FormatGenäht
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum14.11.2024
Seiten256 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 156 mm, Höhe 234 mm, Dicke 25 mm
Gewicht454 g
Artikel-Nr.60431436

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Contributors Introduction: Inventing the New Dispensation in Zimbabwe: The Religious Dimension, Ezra Chitando (University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe) and Joram Tarusarira (University of Groningen, the Netherlands) 1. Built by God and the Ancestors? Interrogating the Spiritual and Philosophical Foundations of the New Dispensation in Zimbabwe, Ezra Chitando and Obert B. Mlambo (University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)2. The God is in it : The Rhetorical Dimension of Nelson Chamisa´s Political Discourse, Josephat Mutangadura (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)3. "The Voice of the People is the Voice of God : Reviewing the Theological Foundations of the New Dispensation in Zimbabwe, Vengesai Chimininge (Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe)4. I am a Listening President : The New Dispensation, Rhetoric and Contestation within the Ecumenical Movement, Ishanesu S. Gusha (Independent Scholar, Spain)5. Despising the Memory of the Wounded? A Public Theological Evaluation of President Mnangagwa´s let bygones be bygones in a Zimbabwe founded and maintained by violence, Collium Banda (North-West University, South Africa)6. Justifying a Coup and the Myth of a Post-Military Assisted Transition New Beginning´ in the Jehu Revolt and the 2017 Zimbabwe Military Intervention, Honoured Taruona (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)7. The Bible in the Street: Apocalyptic Reading of 2 Kings 7:2 in Light of the New Dispensation´ in Zimbabwe, Canisius Mwandayi (Midlands State University, Zimbabwe)8. A Regime-Created or a God Driven Situation´? The Zimbabwean Experience under the New Dispensation´, 2017-2023, Mediel Hove and Vincent Chenzi (University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)9. Gendering Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe´s´ New Dispensation´: A Response to the Politics of Exclusion, Molly Manyonganise (Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe) 10. Expressing missio Dei?: A Theological of Critique of Religious Rhetoric in Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa´s Presidential Speeches, Suspicion Mudzanire (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) 11. Social Media and the Revolution Gospel in Zimbabwe, Clive Tendai Zimunya (Roma University, Lesotho) 12. A Paradigm Shift for the Postmodernism Church: Moving from the Pulpit to the Public Enterprise for the Salvation of All, Sifiso Mpofu (University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe) Bibliography Indexmehr

Autor

Ezra Chitando is Professor of History and Phenomenology of Religion at the University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe and Theology Consultant on HIV and AIDS for the World Council of Churches. Lovemore Togarasei is Professor of Religious Studies at Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe.Joram Tarusarira is Assistant Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.