African religion and religion education

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dc.contributor.advisorChidester, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMndende, Nokuzolaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T08:34:08Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T08:34:08Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 124-129.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe concept of religion in South Africa has been distorted by religious and racial prejuidices. This problem is particularly evident in public schools South African schools have taught Christianity as the only authentic religion, in fact as the only truth. Black parents have not been given a choice of religion for their children. The white government has decided for them Based on the assumption that Christianity is the only legitimate religion, the state has suppressed African indigenous religion at every level of society, but especially in the schools. The thesis examines the indigenous beliefs and practices of the black people in South Africa which were suppressed by Western culture and Christianity. It reveals all the distortions about African Religion by the outside researchers in order to uproot the black people from their way of life so as to colonise them. As a result all the black children are taught to regard Christianity as a "Religion" and their own religion as "culture", the implication being that blacks had no religion until the white man came with Christianity. The thesis also investigates the feelings of the black people about recovering their indigenous religion by having it as a subject in schools. The results reveal that the majority of blacks never dissociated themselves with their religion. Although most are Christians in principle, deep down they practise their own religion. It has also been discovered that there are great lamentations amongst most blacks over the "loss" of some of the indigenous practices. Most have felt alienated from their heritage and identity. It is therefore the interest of the blacks in South Africa that African Religion be taught in schools.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMndende, N. (1994). <i>African religion and religion education</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13864en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMndende, Nokuzola. <i>"African religion and religion education."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13864en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMndende, N. 1994. African religion and religion education. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mndende, Nokuzola AB - The concept of religion in South Africa has been distorted by religious and racial prejuidices. This problem is particularly evident in public schools South African schools have taught Christianity as the only authentic religion, in fact as the only truth. Black parents have not been given a choice of religion for their children. The white government has decided for them Based on the assumption that Christianity is the only legitimate religion, the state has suppressed African indigenous religion at every level of society, but especially in the schools. The thesis examines the indigenous beliefs and practices of the black people in South Africa which were suppressed by Western culture and Christianity. It reveals all the distortions about African Religion by the outside researchers in order to uproot the black people from their way of life so as to colonise them. As a result all the black children are taught to regard Christianity as a "Religion" and their own religion as "culture", the implication being that blacks had no religion until the white man came with Christianity. The thesis also investigates the feelings of the black people about recovering their indigenous religion by having it as a subject in schools. The results reveal that the majority of blacks never dissociated themselves with their religion. Although most are Christians in principle, deep down they practise their own religion. It has also been discovered that there are great lamentations amongst most blacks over the "loss" of some of the indigenous practices. Most have felt alienated from their heritage and identity. It is therefore the interest of the blacks in South Africa that African Religion be taught in schools. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - African religion and religion education TI - African religion and religion education UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13864 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13864
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMndende N. African religion and religion education. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13864en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAfrican Religionen_ZA
dc.titleAfrican religion and religion educationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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