The Dramatization of Life and Death by Johane Masowe

Abstract

This article raises questions about earlier studies in which Johane Masowe, the founder of the popular Masowe vapositori movement, has been portrayed as a replacement of Jesus Christ. This has resulted from the uncritical use of Christian orthodox views of the death and resurrection of Christ as the main background against which to interpret the experiences associated with Johane Masowe's claim to authority as a leader of a new movement.