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The Revelation Spiritual Home

By Massimo Introvigne

The Revelation Spiritual Home Religion & Esotericism

The Revelation Spiritual Home

By Massimo Introvigne

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Africa hosts thousands of new religious organizations, yet those that have attracted academic attention are mainly derived from Christianity. Less studied is the phenomenon of African Indigenous Spirituality (AIS), including new groups whose program is restoring forms of pre-Christian and pre-Islamic spirituality. After a general introduction to AIS and some historical and contemporary examples, this Element presents an ethnography of what may well be the largest pan-African AIS group, The Revelation Spiritual Home (TRSH). Founded in Johannesburg by Samuel Radebe in 2009, it now has more than seventy branches in southern Africa. Based on fieldwork in TRSH centers and interviews with both Radebe and other leaders and members, as well as with participants in other AIS activities and groups, this Element examines the history, ideas, rituals, and business and educational activities of TRSH, and discusses the reasons for both its success and the opposition it has encountered.
Product details
Number of Pages:
86
Release Date:
2025-10-31
Publication Date:
2025-09-11
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009630407
ISBN13:
9781009630405
Weight:
289 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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