LEADER 03077nam 2200505 450 001 9910163130303321 005 20230421030625.0 010 $a90-04-31984-0 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004319844 035 $a(CKB)3710000000652315 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4790467 035 $a(OCoLC)25713210$z(OCoLC)59936529 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004319844 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000652315 100 $a19920402d1992 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe healer-prophet in Afro-Christian churches /$fby Gerhardus C. Oosthuizen 210 1$aLeiden ;$aNew York :$cE.J. Brill,$d1992. 215 $a1 online resource (229 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aStudies in Christian mission,$x0924-9389 ;$vvolume 3 311 $a90-04-09468-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary material -- BACKGROUND TO THIS THEME -- THE CALL OF THE AIC HEALER -- HEALING METHODS OF THE PROPHET -- TRADITIONAL AFRICAN EXPLANATION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES -- THE TASK OF THE PROPHET CONCERNING DEMONS, DEMON POSSESSION AND EVIL SPIRITS -- ?BAPTISM? AS A PURIFICATION RITUAL IN THE AIC -- DIVINER/PROPHET PARALLEL -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION. 330 $aApart from the mainline, Pentecostal, and Zionist churches, there are different types of African Independent/Indigenous Churches (AIC). The greater part of the more than four thousand denominations and eight million adherents came into the AIC during the past three decades, mainly from the traditional African religious background. The important role of the diviner in the traditional society has been replaced by the prophet in the AIC; the prophet understands the worldview of his/her people, especially the cultural diseases. In some churches the office of prophet cum diviner is represented by one person. The AIC movement is the most dynamic church movement in many parts of Africa, especially Southern Africa. The consistent growth of these churches can largely be accounted for by the healing procedures they use, which ar highlighted in this study. Dr. Oosthuizen approaches healing from various angles, as sickness is not only determined by physical and psychological factors, but also by disturbed human relationships and socio-political and economic tensions. 410 0$aStudies in Christian mission ;$vv. 3. 606 $aNativistic movements$zSouth Africa 606 $aHealers$zSouth Africa 606 $aHealing$zSouth Africa$xReligious aspects 607 $aSouth Africa$zReligious life and customs 615 0$aNativistic movements 615 0$aHealers 615 0$aHealing$xReligious aspects. 676 $a262/.1 700 $aOosthuizen$b G. C$g(Gerhardus Cornelis),$0244301 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163130303321 996 $aThe healer-prophet in Afro-Christian churches$92862706 997 $aUNINA