Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church
Taboo is a Polynesian word, which literally means something marked out as forbidden. The concept of taboo is closely linked with the concept mania. Mana is a mysterious kind of supernatural power, a potential energy which people believe to be in and behing all men/women and things. This mana makes...
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Main Author: | S Moripe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
1998-06-01
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Series: | Acta Theologica |
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Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6033 |
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