The master's cloth: a rainbow nation, exploring faith and spirituality through colour, a study of Apostolic and Zionist movements in Soweto

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dc.contributor.authorDhlamini, Mbali
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-29T09:18:05Z
dc.date.available2016-07-29T09:18:05Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-29
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Fine Art by Dissertation. Johannesburg 2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractColour has always played an important role in South Africa; from the beginning of colonialism when “Africans” were converted to Christianity and baptised in white robes, to the bright colourful church garments that flood Soweto on Sundays. In the nineteenth century “Africans” began to reimagine their faith and spiritually. Seeking independence and a sense of identity, they began to fuse Western Christian ideologies with “African” spiritual beliefs and attire, which led to the origin of African Independent Churches (AIC). I aim to demonstrate how colour was not only used as a break away from colonial influences, but was also used to portray African spiritual beliefs and to create a distinctive “African” religious identity. This paper aims to study colour usage and it’s meaning within the South African context in order to show how colour use within Apostolic and Zionist movements relates to traditional African spirituality. The paper aims to show how colours used within both movements are symbolic and are thus used as spiritual codes. The paper will look at contemporary colours in order to show how Apostolic and Zionist movements continue to use colour to shape their spiritual identity.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20778
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshChristian art and symbolism
dc.subject.lcshClothing and dress--Symbolic aspects--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshClothing and dress--Social aspects--South Africa
dc.titleThe master's cloth: a rainbow nation, exploring faith and spirituality through colour, a study of Apostolic and Zionist movements in Sowetoen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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