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The Mother of Cancele

The Mother of Cancele THE MOTHER OF CANCELE BY HANS-JÜRGEN BECKEN (Stuttgart, Germany) The pilgrimage is a phenomenon of growing importance in African traditional religion, at least in Southern Africa. The multitudes of migrant people in the mushrooming cities experience the loneliness of life in a large-scale society resulting in a subconscious yearning for a place to feel at home in the countryside with its hills and forests, its fountains and kraals. They are homesick for the grass- roots of life, power and security, of healing and salvation. However, this is no nostalgia to be satisfied by a visit to the home village or a breath of its fresh air. From their basic religious understanding of nature and life, the Blacks of Southern Africa are looking forward to the encounter with the holy old person who stays in an unbroken relationship with God and nature. It is the healing prophet in whom the pilgrimage focusses; he is consulted for helpful advice and for intercession. This phenomenon is common in the life of many African In- dependent Churches. For instance, the Nazaretha Church of Shembe in South Africa is famous for her annual pilgrimage to the Holy mountain Nhlangakazi, where the faithful gather http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Religion in Africa Brill

The Mother of Cancele

Becken, Hans-Jürgen
Journal of Religion in Africa , Volume 13 (3): 189 – Jan 1, 1982
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Brill
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© 1982 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0022-4200
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10.1163/157006682X00140
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THE MOTHER OF CANCELE BY HANS-JÜRGEN BECKEN (Stuttgart, Germany) The pilgrimage is a phenomenon of growing importance in African traditional religion, at least in Southern Africa. The multitudes of migrant people in the mushrooming cities experience the loneliness of life in a large-scale society resulting in a subconscious yearning for a place to feel at home in the countryside with its hills and forests, its fountains and kraals. They are homesick for the grass- roots of life, power and security, of healing and salvation. However, this is no nostalgia to be satisfied by a visit to the home village or a breath of its fresh air. From their basic religious understanding of nature and life, the Blacks of Southern Africa are looking forward to the encounter with the holy old person who stays in an unbroken relationship with God and nature. It is the healing prophet in whom the pilgrimage focusses; he is consulted for helpful advice and for intercession. This phenomenon is common in the life of many African In- dependent Churches. For instance, the Nazaretha Church of Shembe in South Africa is famous for her annual pilgrimage to the Holy mountain Nhlangakazi, where the faithful gather

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Published: Jan 1, 1982

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