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...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of the Free State
1998-06-01
|
| Series: | Acta Theologica |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6033 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823858300863643648 |
|---|---|
| author | S Moripe |
| author_facet | S Moripe |
| author_sort | S Moripe |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
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 a thing, a human being or an animal that which they are. Everything can have mana, but if a thing is big and strong, or when a man/woman has exceptional talents and when something or someone is powerful or dangerous, then it is believed that it or he/she has much mana. Mana is like an electric charge.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-d94967c6021941a099b556d8cefb9272 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1015-8758 2309-9089 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 1998-06-01 |
| publisher | University of the Free State |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Acta Theologica |
| spelling | doaj-art-d94967c6021941a099b556d8cefb92722025-02-11T12:37:58ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90891998-06-0118110.38140/at.v18i1.6033Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian ChurchS Moripe 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 a thing, a human being or an animal that which they are. Everything can have mana, but if a thing is big and strong, or when a man/woman has exceptional talents and when something or someone is powerful or dangerous, then it is believed that it or he/she has much mana. Mana is like an electric charge. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6033TabooManaZion Christian ChurchHoliness |
| spellingShingle | S Moripe Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church Acta Theologica Taboo Mana Zion Christian Church Holiness |
| title | Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church |
| title_full | Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church |
| title_fullStr | Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church |
| title_full_unstemmed | Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church |
| title_short | Holiness and taboo in the Zion Christian Church |
| title_sort | holiness and taboo in the zion christian church |
| topic | Taboo Mana Zion Christian Church Holiness |
| url | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/6033 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT smoripe holinessandtaboointhezionchristianchurch |