Bemba rituals and the environment : experiences of the wives of Bashi Cingo in the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church
| dc.contributor.author | Masaiti Mukuka, Bridget N. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-13T10:33:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-13T10:33:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Masaiti Mukuka, B. N. 2020. Bemba rituals and the environment : experiences of the wives of Bashi Cingo in the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church, in Matholeni, N. P., Boateng, G. K. & Manyonganise, M. (eds.) 2020. Mother Earth, Mother Africa & African indigenous religions. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480730/02. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at https://africansunmedia.store.it.si/za | |
| dc.description.abstract | This chapter seeks to investigate the rituals around the wives of Bashi Cingo by using a feminist narrative. The chapter examines the experiences of the wives of Bashi Cingo in relation to their cultural beliefs that forbid them to cultivate the land. I explore the rituals’ links with the wives and the environment and, of course, their spiritual connection with the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church in Zambia. I will employ Mercy Amba Oduyoye’s (1995) and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza’s (2011) feminist methods of inquiry to guide this chapter. I found that some wives of Bashi Cingo have fairly low levels of support from the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church and from the community. Also, it took some months to bury the founder of the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church, because he came from the lineage of the Bemba chief, Chitimukulu, in the Northern Province of Zambia. This demonstrates the influence of Bemba2 culture and biblical scriptures in formulating some church policies that reinforce the rituals. It also uses a measure of feminist narratives that may be of much benefit to some feminists as well as many African women. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 18 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Masaiti Mukuka, B. N. 2020. Bemba rituals and the environment : experiences of the wives of Bashi Cingo in the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church, in Matholeni, N. P., Boateng, G. K. & Manyonganise, M. (eds.) 2020. Mother Earth, Mother Africa & African indigenous religions. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480730/02. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-928480-72-3 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-928480-73-0 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.18820/9781928480730/02 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109770 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | African Sun Media | |
| dc.rights.holder | African Sun Media | |
| dc.rights.holder | Editors retain copyright | |
| dc.subject | Africa -- Religion | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Bemba (African people) -- Religion | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Bemba (African people) -- Social life and customs | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Bemba (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Bemba rituals and the environment : experiences of the wives of Bashi Cingo in the Sweetheart of Nimbi Church | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Chapters in Books | en_ZA |