Open AccessSome Missiological Imperatives of the “Christianisation ” of Cinamwali as Cilangizo in the Reformed Church in Zambia
Author(s) -
William Zulu,
Henry Mbaya
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
studia historiae ecclesiasticae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-4265
pISSN - 1017-0499
DOI - 10.25159/2412-4265/2066
Subject(s) - guild , rite , meaning (existential) , adaptation (eye) , religious studies , sociology , gender studies , political science , history , theology , philosophy , psychology , ecology , epistemology , biology , habitat , neuroscience
This study deals with the adaptation of the traditional Ngoni girls’ initiation rite of Cinamwali into Christian Cilangizo in the Women’s Guild in the Reformed Church in Zambia. It highlights the role of the Women’s Guild in transforming the traditional values and structures of Cinamwali into the Christian Cilangizo, with a view to determine which carries Christian values and meaning amongst girls and women in the Reformed Church in Zambia.