LEADER 03729nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910829585403321 005 20230407135156.0 010 $a1-920541-23-3 010 $a1-920541-12-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001132986 035 $a(EBL)1052175 035 $a(OCoLC)819616741 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000784457 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12300971 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784457 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10764213 035 $a(PQKB)10958831 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1052175 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001132986 100 $a20111019d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTraditional African religions in South African law$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by T.W. Bennett 210 $aCape Town $cUCT Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-919895-38-8 311 $a1-306-01444-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index. 327 $aCover; Copyright; Contents; Biographic details; Abbreviations; Introduction T W Bennett; 1 African Traditional Religion in Pluralistic Africa: A Case of Relevance, Resilience and Pragmatism N M Nyaundi; 2 The Practice of African Traditional Religion in Contemporary South Africa S Masondo; 3 Religion vs Culture: Striking the Right Balance in the Context of Traditional African Religions in the New South Africa J Amoah; 4 Umkhosi Ukweshwama: Revival of a Zulu Festival in Celebration of the Universe's Rites of Passage C Rautenbach 327 $a5 The Constitutional Framework for the Protection of Religious and Related Rights in South Africa L du Plessis6 Recognition of African Initiated Churches for State Purposes: Doctrinal Opposition or Procedurally Correct? W du Plessis; 7 Superstition and Religious Belief: A 'Cultural' Defence in South African Criminal Law? K Phelps; 8 Witchcraft and the Constitution N Tebbe; 9 Rainbow Healing: Traditional Healers and Healing in South Africa M Eastman; 10 Towards Harmony between African Traditional Religion and Environmental Law L Feris & C Moitui 327 $a11 Ubuntu, the Ethics of Traditional Religion J Patrick & T W BennettTable of Cases; Table of Statutes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a

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