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Holy pilgrimage to Ekupakameni

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KwaZulu-Natal. Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, on their annual pilgrimage to Ekupakameni. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.

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Title
Holy pilgrimage to Ekupakameni
Creator
Marinovich, Greg
Subject
Shembe Church ; Zulu (African people)--Religion, Marinovich african spirituality
Description
KwaZulu-Natal. Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe, on their annual pilgrimage to Ekupakameni. Shembe is a staunchly traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture.
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University of Cape Town. Libraries
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Image, Documentary photography, Image/jpeg, Black and white photograph ; Photograph, Image/jpeg
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islandora:7376
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Copyright held by the photographer, Greg Marinovich. Please contact the Special Collections at the University of Cape Town Libraries for further information about using and/or publishing this photograph. http://www.specialcollections.uct.ac.za/photographs-and-images

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