One of Sabelo Mlangeni's images going on display at MAA from today
Credit: Sabelo Mlangeni
A photography exhibition capturing the black South African Zionist community â?- the most popular religious denomination in the country â?- opens at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) today. Whatâ??s important is the sense of intimacy between me and the church. Sabelo Mlangeni Kholwa: The Longing of Belonging showcases the work of South African photographer Sabelo Mlangeni who dreamt up the exhibition during conversations with Joel Cabrita, a researcher from Cambridgeâ??s Faculty of Divinity, who is researching the history of Zionism in South Africa. â?'Kholwaâ'' means â?'beliefâ'' in isiZulu, one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa. Approximately 30 per cent of all South Africans are members of a Zionist church. Zionism (unrelated to Jewish Zionism) is the countryâ??s largest popular religious movement but began life as a 20th century Protestant faith healing movement, originating in the small town of Zion (pop. Illinois, in the largely white Midwest of the USA.
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