Christianization, the New Testament and COVID-19 in Owambo, Namibia

This article explores religious and cultural responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Namibia, focusing particularly on the northern region of Owambo. Since the 1870s, Owambo has experienced a rapid and widespread process of Christianization. Today, the vast majority of the population (both in Owambo and...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: Crisis as Catalyst: Early Christian Texts and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Main Author: John, Helen C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2021
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2021, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 112-133
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ovambo (People) / COVID-19 (Disease) / Christianity / Namibia
RelBib Classification:BB Indigenous religions
BS Traditional African religions
CA Christianity
FD Contextual theology
HC New Testament
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