Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa
In: Routledge Studies on Religion in Africa and the Diaspora Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction: religion and public health in the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa -- 2 Exploring the ethics of Ubuntu in the era of COVID-19 -- 3 Social distancing in the context of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: perspectives from Ndau religious indigenous knowledge systems -- 4 Coping with the coronavirus (COVID-19): resources from Ndau indigenous religion -- 5 Living with COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: a religious and scientific healing response -- 6 Religion, law and COVID-19 in South Africa -- 7 Tele-evangelism, tele-health and cyberbullying in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe -- 8 The role of religion in response to COVID-19 pandemic challenges in Tanzania -- 9 COVID-19 containment measures and 'prophecies' in Kenya -- 10 Christian religious understandings and responses to COVID-19 in Eswatini -- 11 Standing together in faith through the time of COVID-19: the responses of Church umbrella bodies in Zambia -- 12 Churches and COVID-19 in Botswana -- 13 The coronavirus pandemic and persons with disabilities: towards a liberating reading of the Bible for Churches in Southern Africa -- 14 The influence of health perceptions on Zimbabwe Muslim responses to COVID-19 restrictions over Ramadan, pilgrimages and funeral rites in 2020 -- 15 Repositioning the agency of Rastafari in the context of COVID-19 crisis in Zimbabwe and Malawi -- 16 'When a pandemic wears the face of a woman': intersections of religion and gender during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe -- 17 Religion and COVID-19 in Southern Africa: implications for the discourse on religion and development -- Index.