Politics and Religion in Zimbabwe

This book illustrates how religion and ideology were used by Robert Mugabe to ward off opposition within his own party, in Zimbabwe and from the West. Contributors argue that Mugabe used a calculated narrative of deification to remain in power in Zimbabwe.

Introduction: Politics and Religion: The Deification of Robert Mugabe 1. "Land Comes First Before All Else": Robert G. Mugabe, Land and Salvation for Black Africans 2. The power of Robert Mugabe's discourses in International Relations 3. Religio-Political Convergence: A Mugabe-istic tactic to secularize Eccesiastical Authority in Zimbabwe 4. The Making of a Legend in the Narratives on Robert G. Mugabe's Life and Politics 5. Statecraft: Mugabe and African Traditional Religions 6. Was Robert Mugabe the Re-incarnation of Nehanda? An Analysis of Chenjerai Hove's Bones (1989) 7. Willing Allies? African Independent Churches and Robert Mugabe 8. "It shall be well with Zimbabwe": Pentecostalism, Pan Africanism and Discourses on Nation-Building and Restoration in Zimbabwe 9. "Wolves in sheep clothing"? Robert Mugabe and the media agenda on the prosperity gospel 10. Woman as Scapegoat in the Jezebel and Grace Mugabe Narratives 11. Robert Gabriel Mugabe as a Black/African Theologian and Philosopher: A Critical Appreciation 12. Robert Mugabe's Role as a Man-god in Zimbabwe and the Final Judgement