the spread, effects, differences of religion vs Traditional cultural belief systems and rituals in urban South Africa – the impact on gender, race and identity

good indication of your main argument, a critical literature review, your primary sources and analysis of them. It should be based around a series of primary sources and should include a comprehensive review of the existing historical literature (this is usually done in the introduction).

Questions to consider:
How ‘modern’ is Christianity in southern Africa?

In what ways did traditional belief systems interact with Christian and Islamic practices and practitioners?

To what extent has religion in Southern Africa reinforced gendered ideologies and hierarchies?

1. In south Africa, how did gender and/or sexual orientation play a role in perpetuating (or dismantling) ethnic/racial distinctions?

2. Is ethnicity essentially a political tool?

1. What were/are the constraints on the formation of a distinctive southern African popular culture?

2. How has commodification affected urban African popular culture?

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