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With close to one million members, the Church of the Nazarites (<i>ibandla lamaNazaretha</i>) is one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa. Founded in 1910 by Isaiah Shembe, it offers South Africans—particularly disadvantaged black women and girls—a way to remake and reconnect to ancient sacred traditions disrupted by colonialism and apartheid. Ethnomusicologist Carol Muller explores the everyday lives of Nazarite women through their religious songs and dances, dre

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Author

Muller, Carol Ann.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press ; Wiley [distributor

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226548203

Category

social science

Subjects

Religion, Philosophy, Science

Updated

2026-03-24