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Men praying

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Ekupakameni. Male Shembe followers at afternoon prayer at the headquarters of the church, KwaZulu-Natal. 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
Men praying
Creator
Marinovich, Greg
Subject
Shembe Church ; Zulu (African people)--Religion, Marinovich african spirituality
Description
Ekupakameni. Male Shembe followers at afternoon prayer at the headquarters of the church, KwaZulu-Natal. 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.
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
Contributor
Date
1997
Type
Format
Image, Documentary photography, Image/jpeg, Black and white photograph ; Photograph, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:7279
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Rights
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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