Revisiting our Indigenous Shrines through Mungiki
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Date
2001-07
Authors
Wamue, Grace Nyatugah
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Abstract
This article discusses the Mungiki movement's beliefs and practic relate to the traditional religion and cultural practice of the Gik Mungiki is a Gikuyu word taken from the etymological root wor to mean masses or people. The Mungiki is a fundamentalist move a religious, political and cultural agenda. It argues that, since religion is discerned in terms of beliefs, ceremonies, rituals an officials, a conversion to other faiths is not practical. Its follower fore calling for re-conversion from foreign worship to indigeno Although the Mungiki is largely a Gikuyu affair, the sect e embrace all other Kenyans. It calls for the teaching of African values before any change can take place. In practice, Mungiki have denounced the Christian faith. The movement has adopt religion as a weapon to challenge political and religious authori raised an outcry from religious leaders and government officia followers affirm that theirs is a religious and no
Description
A Research Article in the African Affairs
Keywords
Revisiting, Indigenous Shrines, Mungiki
Citation
Wamue, G. N. (2001). Revisiting our indigenous shrines through Mungiki. African Affairs, 100(400), 453-467.