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In Shona belief, a wandering spirit of a stranger that attaches itself to a living host and gives that host a talent such as hunting, healing or trading is called a ___.
The vadzimu (family ancestors) differ from mashave (alien spirits) in that the vadzimu are...
Before the host of a shave begins to practise the gift it brings, the usual procedure is that the family...
Which of the following is given as a reason why the host of a shave is under pressure to practise the gift rather than ignore it?
The concept summed up in the saying 'munhu munhu nevanhu', that a person is a person through other persons, is known as ___.
The communal field worked by the whole village, whose harvest is stored to support orphans, widows and the aged, is known as...
An Israelite prophet typically introduced an oracle with the messenger formula 'Thus says the ___', marking the words as a message carried on another's behalf.
Jeremiah walked about Jerusalem wearing a wooden yoke on his neck in order to urge Judah to...
Ezekiel portrayed the coming siege of Jerusalem to the exiles by...
Why did the use of a striking symbolic action not by itself prove that a prophet's message came from God?
Standing at the gate of the sanctuary in Jerusalem, Jeremiah told the crowd not to trust the deceptive words 'the ___ of the LORD', which he repeated three times.
In the temple sermon Jeremiah named three groups who were not to be oppressed. They were the...
In Shona practice, instruction of a young woman on conduct, marriage and household duties was traditionally given by her father's sister, who is called ___.
Which of the following is most often cited as a way in which parents themselves contribute to the loss of unhu in children?
Which of these is a cause of the loss of unhu that lies outside a parent's control?
A balanced conclusion on parental responsibility for the loss of unhu in children would be that parents are...
A person who is possessed by and speaks for a family or territorial spirit in Indigenous Religion is called a ___ in Shona.
In indigenous belief, the most common way in which an ancestor makes contact with a living relative is...
In Shona, the supreme being of Indigenous Religion, spoken of as the creator and addressed by titles such as Nyadenga and Samasimba, is called ___.
Adherents of Indigenous Religion describe the ancestors (vadzimu) as...
Which of the following is evidence that Indigenous Religion holds a belief in a supreme being?
Which is the objection most often made by African scholars to the phrase 'ancestor worship'?
The nephew who acts as master of ceremonies and messenger at a Shona funeral or beer ceremony is called the ___.
The work of a svikiro is distinguished from that of a n'anga in that a svikiro...