The Fifohazana: Madagascar's Indigenous Christian Movement
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Table of contents: title: The Fifohazana: Madagascar’s Indigenous Christian Movement By Cynthia Holder Rich; title: Table of Contents; title: List of Illustrations; title: Acknowledgments; title: Abbreviations; title: Introduction by Cynthia Holder Rich; title: Chapter 1: The Contribution of Rainisoalambo to the Indigenization of the Protestant Churches in Madagascar by Rafanomezantsoa Roger; title: Protestant Missiological Approach to Malagasy Traditional Religions; title: The Indigenization Brought About by Rainisoalambo; title: Rainisoalambo: His Life and Times; title: Worship; title: Community Life; title: Conclusion: Rainisoalambo’s Legacy; title: Liturgical Reform and Renewal; title: Lay Leadership Calling and Development: The Role of the Mpiandry; title: Chapter 2: The Prophet Nenilava and the Development of the Ankaramalaza Revival Movement by Andrianasolo Jaona and Randriamanantena Yvonne; title: Introduction; title: Call to Ministry; title: Ministry; title: The Movement Spreads; title: 1973–1980; title: 1981–1987; title: 1987–1998; title: The Ministry of the Shepherds; title: Revival Centers; title: Ankaramalaza Toby; title: Development of Other Tobys; title: Conclusion; title: Chapter 3: The Missions and the Fifohazana: Cultural Clashes and the Question of Power by Kjetil Anno; title: One September Morning in 1954; title: The Norwegian Missionaries: Who Were They?; title: Soatanàna, 1894: A Long-Awaited Stirring of the Spirit?; title: Rainisoalambo, the First Malagasy Revival Leader; title: The Missionary Community Discusses the Movement; title: The 1903 Inspection and the Malagasy Free Synod; title: The Giants and the Missionaries; title: Rajaofera, the Preacher; title: Rakotozandry, the Confessor; title: Nenilava, the Prophetess; title: Authority and the Fifohazana as Initiatives From Below; title: The Fifohazana as Actively Making Choices; title: The Gender Issue; title: Revival and Revolt; title: Clash of Culture and Ethos; title: Conclusion; title: Chapter 4: Holistic and Integrated Care for Spirit, Mind, and Body as Practiced by the Fifohazana by Rakotojoelinandrasana Daniel; title: Introduction; title: Holistic Nature of the Fifohazana: Historical and Sociocultural Factors; title: Animism, a Fertile Soil for the Fifohazanaand Its Holistic Development; title: Historical Roots of the Fifohazana; title: The Fifohazana and Modern Medicine; title: Holistic and Integrated Care in a Fifohazana Toby; title: The Toby: A Holistic Community of Healing and Wellness; title: Holistic Understanding of Diseases and Illnesses; title: Toby Ambohibao Antananrivo; title: Critique of the Holistic and Integrated Care of the Fifohazana; title: Internal Critique; title: External Critique; title: The Critique of the Acceptance of Demons and Spirits; title: Values of the Fifohazana as a Holistic and Integrated Model; title: Integration of Science and Christian Healing Ministry; title: Rediscovering the Holistic Dimension of Salvation; title: Impact of the Fifohazana’s Holistic and Integrated Model; title: The Fifohazana as a Model of Holistic and Integrated Care for the Church; title: Chapter 5: “Work and Strengthening”: Who Do Shepherds Treat With Expulsion of Demons and Prayer? by Hans Austnaberg; title: “Work and Strengthening”; title: People Treated With Expulsion of Demons and Prayer; title: Exploring the Shepherds’ Practice; title: Controversies Highlighted; title: Attempts at Interpretation; title: Chapter 6: Women’s Power and Authority in Madagascar by Cynthia Holder Rich; title: Women’s Work With Spirits; title: The Public Speech of Women; title: Community Ambivalence Regarding Women’s Power and Speech; title: Women in Precolonial and Colonial Madagascar; title: The Ministry of Women and the Fifohazana in Theological Education and as Ordained Ministers; title: Chapter 7: The Conquest by the Spoken Word by Kevin A. OgilvieRainisoalambo; title: Volahavana Germaine (Nenilava); title: Conclusion; title: Chapter 8: Reflections on the Relationship Between Language and Revival in Madagascar by Leoni Bouwer; title: Introduction; title: Orality Versus Literacy; title: Nineteenth Century Christianity and Language; title: Madagascar: A “High-Context” Culture; title: Language Perceptions in Madagascar; title: Further Aspects of Language Behavior; title: Final Thoughts and Questions; title: Chapter 9: The Doctrine of Revelation and the Fifohazana by Mark H. Rich; title: Proposal: A Reflective Framework; title: Appearances and Sayings of Jesus; title: The Covenant Meal; title: The Words and Deeds of the Leaders of this New Community; title: The Community Itself; title: The Written Proclamation and History of the Movement; title: The Resurrection and the New Creation; title: Discussion: Revelation in the Fifohazana; title: Appearances; title: Covenant Meal; title: Conclusion: Prospects for Research and Renewal by Cynthia Holder Rich and Mark H. Rich; title: Serial, Rather Than Progressive, Growth; title: Political Dimensions of the Movement; title: Health and Illness; title: Multilayered, Multifaceted Discrimination; title: Looking Toward the Future; title: Glossary of Malagary Terms; title: Select Bibliography; title: List of Contributors; title: Illustration Credits; title: Index