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Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion
Bibliography: leaves 129-135.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14748 Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion Sogiba, Zolile Sydney Chidester, David Religion and politics - South Africa Blacks - South Africa - Religion Africa - Religion Bibliography: leaves 129-135. The topic is "Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion". It is known by everybody that Steve Bantu Biko was a politician. This has been revealed by his teachings, what his contemporaries have written and by his commitment to the course of the struggle. He displayed a commitment to the struggle for freedom of the oppressed blacks in South Africa. His ideology was 'Black Consciousness' which was a threat to the regime and an affirmation and a creation of true humanity for the oppressed. What became clear is the fact that there is a difference between a politician and a freedom fighter. To describe him as a freedom fighter is more appropriate than a politician. He was denied free political activity by the apartheid regime which clamped down on all opponents labelling them as 'un-Christian', 'heretic', 'rebels', 'agitators' and 'terrorists'. The 'Black Consciousness' ideology was viewed by the state as subversive. The question arises, how could a person who encouraged black community programmes and black unity be regarded as a terrorist? Fear from the whites of a black majority government is the cause for such an attitude. He was indeed a man of peace, an activist and not a terrorist. It has been noticeable that politics, history and religion are inseparable. This is a response to those who wonder what politics has to do with religion. 2015-11-08T05:12:52Z 2015-11-08T05:12:52Z 1996 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14748 eng application/pdf Department of Religious Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Religion and politics - South Africa Blacks - South Africa - Religion Africa - Religion Sogiba, Zolile Sydney Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion |
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| title | Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion |
| title_full | Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion |
| title_fullStr | Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion |
| title_short | Steve Bantu Biko: Politician, 'Historian' and 'Proponent' of African Traditional Religion |
| title_sort | steve bantu biko politician historian and proponent of african traditional religion |
| topic | Religion and politics - South Africa Blacks - South Africa - Religion Africa - Religion |
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