Blurry boundaries between Ṅwali and Jehovah in some Tshivenḓa modern poems

Moffat Sebola
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Contrary to some Vhavenḓa poets who recognise Ṅwali and/or Raluvhimba as Jehovah, this article argues that Ṅwali and Jehovah are two distinct deities. It further asserts that there is no kinship or continuity between these deities. Although there are possibilities of there being some similarities of attributes between these deities, their conceptual distinctions highlight significant incongruities between them. Ṅwali in Tshivenḓa traditional religion (TTR) is identified as the Semitic Ṅwali, which is arguably evidence that there has been a ‘Hellenisation’ of TTR and the Vhavenḓa’s concept of God. Consequently, the Vhavenḓa have been left with essentially two distinct deities to consider – a fact that has contributed and still contributes immensely to the ambivalence of the modern-day Vhavenḓa’s spiritual lifestyle. This article might add to the ongoing discourse on the decolonisation of African traditional religions and their attendant theology.
模糊的边界Ṅ瓦利和耶和华在一些Tshivenḓ现代诗歌
与某些Vhaven相反ḓ认识的诗人Ṅwali和/或Raluvihimba作为耶和华,本文认为Ṅ瓦利和耶和华是两个截然不同的神。它进一步断言,这些神之间没有亲属关系或连续性。尽管这些神之间的属性可能有一些相似之处,但它们在概念上的区别突出了它们之间的显著不一致。ṄTshiven的排灯节ḓ一种传统宗教(TTR)被认定为闪米特Ṅ排灯节,这可以说是TTR和Vhaven“希腊化”的证据ḓa对上帝的概念。因此,Vhavenḓa基本上有两个不同的神需要考虑——这一事实已经并仍然极大地助长了现代维哈文的矛盾心理ḓa的精神生活方式。这篇文章可能会增加正在进行的关于非洲传统宗教非殖民化及其随之而来的神学的讨论。
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