Religion and Sexuality in Zimbabwe highlights the complex interplay between religion and sexuality in Zimbabwe. It shows how religion both facilitates and complicates the expression of sexuality in Zimbabwe. Approaching religion from a broader perspective, this volume reviews the impact of African Indigenous Religions and Christianity in its varied forms on the construction and expression of sexuality in Zimbabwe. These contributors examine the role of indigenous beliefs, as well as interpretations of sacred texts, in the understanding of sexuality in Zimbabwe. They also address themes relating to sexual diversity and sexual and gender-based violence. Overall, this book sheds light on the ongoing relevance and strategic role of religion to contemporary discourses on human sexuality.
Francis Machingura is associate professor of biblical studies and religious education at the University of Zimbabwe. Ezra Chitando is professor of history and phenomenology of religion at the University of Zimbabwe.
Acknowledgments......................................................................................... Introduction................................................................................................ Sexuality in the Zimbabwean Sphere Ezra Chitando and Francis Machingura CHAPTER 1................................................................................................. Shona Religion, Sexual and Reproductive Health Macloud Sipeyiye CHAPTER 2.............................................................................................. The Influence of Indigenous Values on Shangani Male Sexualities Richard S. Maposa CHAPTER 3.................................................................................................. The Church and the Homosexuality Discourse: The Crisis of Identity and Relevance Molly Manyonganise and Elijah Mahlangu CHAPTER 4.................................................................................................... Handle the Bible with Care! A Site of Struggle with the Potential to Exclude and Do Violence or to Include and Love Masiiwa Ragies Gunda CHAPTER 5.................................................................................................... "Biology, Curse or Sin": The Church and Intersexuality in Zimbabwe Francis Machingura and Tendayi Dzinoreva CHAPTER 6.................................................................................................... "The Marital Bed": A Contested Site for Negotiating Safe Sex Muyambo Tenson CHAPTER 7................................................................................................... The Church and the Reproductive Health of Disabled Women in Zimbabwe: A Critique Kudzai Biri CHAPTER 8.................................................................................................... The Efficacy of Religious Coping among Women with Reproductive Health Problems in Chitungwiza Last Mapwika, Samson Mhizha and McDonald Matika CHAPTER 9.................................................................................................... Johane Masowe Apostolic Beliefs and Practices: A Recipe for Gender-Based Demographic Disasters Godfrey Museka, Francis Machingura and Molly Manyonganise CHAPTER 10................................................................................................... African Indigenous Churches' Engagement with Sexuality: The Case of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) Vengesai Chimininge CHAPTER 11................................................................................................... An Analysis of the Phenomenon of Female Rapists in Zimbabwe Using Petrus' Model on Witchcraft-Related Crimes Samson Mhizha CHAPTER 12................................................................................................... Men as Silent Victims of Rape: The Case of Ritual Rapes in Zimbabwe Francis Machingura, Molly Manyonganise and Godfrey Museka Index About the Contributors
