Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion

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dc.contributor.advisorChidester, Daviden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSogiba, Zolile Sydneyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-08T05:12:52Z
dc.date.available2015-11-08T05:12:52Z
dc.date.issued1996en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 129-135.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe topic is "Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion". It is known by everybody that Steve Bantu Biko was a politician. This has been revealed by his teachings, what his contemporaries have written and by his commitment to the course of the struggle. He displayed a commitment to the struggle for freedom of the oppressed blacks in South Africa. His ideology was 'Black Consciousness' which was a threat to the regime and an affirmation and a creation of true humanity for the oppressed. What became clear is the fact that there is a difference between a politician and a freedom fighter. To describe him as a freedom fighter is more appropriate than a politician. He was denied free political activity by the apartheid regime which clamped down on all opponents labelling them as 'un-Christian', 'heretic', 'rebels', 'agitators' and 'terrorists'. The 'Black Consciousness' ideology was viewed by the state as subversive. The question arises, how could a person who encouraged black community programmes and black unity be regarded as a terrorist? Fear from the whites of a black majority government is the cause for such an attitude. He was indeed a man of peace, an activist and not a terrorist. It has been noticeable that politics, history and religion are inseparable. This is a response to those who wonder what politics has to do with religion.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSogiba, Z. S. (1996). <i>Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14748en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSogiba, Zolile Sydney. <i>"Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14748en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSogiba, Z. 1996. Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Sogiba, Zolile Sydney AB - The topic is "Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion". It is known by everybody that Steve Bantu Biko was a politician. This has been revealed by his teachings, what his contemporaries have written and by his commitment to the course of the struggle. He displayed a commitment to the struggle for freedom of the oppressed blacks in South Africa. His ideology was 'Black Consciousness' which was a threat to the regime and an affirmation and a creation of true humanity for the oppressed. What became clear is the fact that there is a difference between a politician and a freedom fighter. To describe him as a freedom fighter is more appropriate than a politician. He was denied free political activity by the apartheid regime which clamped down on all opponents labelling them as 'un-Christian', 'heretic', 'rebels', 'agitators' and 'terrorists'. The 'Black Consciousness' ideology was viewed by the state as subversive. The question arises, how could a person who encouraged black community programmes and black unity be regarded as a terrorist? Fear from the whites of a black majority government is the cause for such an attitude. He was indeed a man of peace, an activist and not a terrorist. It has been noticeable that politics, history and religion are inseparable. This is a response to those who wonder what politics has to do with religion. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1996 T1 - Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion TI - Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14748 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14748
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSogiba ZS. Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14748en_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.otherReligion and politics - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherBlacks - South Africa - Religionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAfrica - Religionen_ZA
dc.titleSteve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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