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The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer

This paper aims to analyze the oral narrative of African healer Rasta Samuel Pita, registered in the book Por quem vibram of tambores do além1, by Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane. In the beginning, the healer’s vision on the main characteristics of African religious tradition is presented. Then,...

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Hoofdauteur:	Junior, Robert Daibert
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Gepubliceerd in:	Bulletin de l’AFAS 2026
Onderwerpen:	résistance religion africaine colonialisme african religious tradition colonialism resistance
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spelling	openedition-oai:revues.org:afas_7621 https://doi.org/10.4000/15vfw urn:doi:10.4000/15vfw en https://journals.openedition.org/afas/7621 2026-03-13T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/15vfw https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer Bulletin de l’AFAS Association française des archives orales sonores et audiovisuelles info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2109-9537 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1246-7529 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/afas Junior, Robert Daibert résistance religion africaine colonialisme african religious tradition colonialism resistance This paper aims to analyze the oral narrative of African healer Rasta Samuel Pita, registered in the book Por quem vibram of tambores do além1, by Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane. In the beginning, the healer’s vision on the main characteristics of African religious tradition is presented. Then, I seek to connect such elements in his oral narrative, transposed by Chiziane to written text, to an effort to denounce ills derived by colonialism that still remain in modern Mozambican society, such as religious racism, religious intolerance, the destruction of nature and the loss of cultural identity. Finally, I interpret the healer’s oral narrative as an expression of religious and literary resistance towards the process of degradation of his religious tradition, by reimagining the sacred book of African orality, based on prophetic hope for transformation in the world. L’article revient sur le récit oral du guérisseur africain Rasta Samuel Pita, consigné dans le livre Por quem vibram of tambores do além, de l’écrivaine mozambicaine Paulina Chiziane. Après avoir présenté la vision du guérisseur sur les principales caractéristiques de la tradition religieuse africaine, l’auteur relie ces éléments dans le récit oral, transposé par Chiziane en texte écrit. Le texte apparaît comme une façon de dénoncer les dérives du colonialisme qui persistent encore dans la société mozambicaine moderne, tels que le racisme et l’intolérance religieuse, la destruction de la nature et la perte d’identité culturelle. Le récit oral du guérisseur est présenté comme une expression de résistance religieuse et littéraire face au processus de dégradation de sa tradition religieuse, en réimaginant le livre sacré de l’oralité africaine, fondé sur l’espoir prophétique d’une transformation du monde.
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topic	résistance religion africaine colonialisme african religious tradition colonialism resistance
spellingShingle	résistance religion africaine colonialisme african religious tradition colonialism resistance Junior, Robert Daibert The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer
description	This paper aims to analyze the oral narrative of African healer Rasta Samuel Pita, registered in the book Por quem vibram of tambores do além1, by Mozambican writer Paulina Chiziane. In the beginning, the healer’s vision on the main characteristics of African religious tradition is presented. Then, I seek to connect such elements in his oral narrative, transposed by Chiziane to written text, to an effort to denounce ills derived by colonialism that still remain in modern Mozambican society, such as religious racism, religious intolerance, the destruction of nature and the loss of cultural identity. Finally, I interpret the healer’s oral narrative as an expression of religious and literary resistance towards the process of degradation of his religious tradition, by reimagining the sacred book of African orality, based on prophetic hope for transformation in the world.
author	Junior, Robert Daibert
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author_sort	Junior, Robert Daibert
title	The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer
title_short	The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer
title_full	The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer
title_fullStr	The sacred book of orality in the voice of an african healer
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publisher	Bulletin de l’AFAS
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