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“Is there no balm in Gilead?” (Jer 8:22) (Is there no zumbani in Zimbabwe?) : Christianity and African Traditional Religion on COVID-19 vaccines in Zimbabwe
Chabata, Lovejoy (2023): “Is there no balm in Gilead?” (Jer 8:22) (Is there no zumbani in Zimbabwe?) : Christianity and African Traditional Religion on COVID-19 vaccines in Zimbabwe, in: Joachim Kügler und Kathrin Gies (Hrsg.), The Bible, Quran, and COVID-19 Vaccines : Studies on Religion-based Vaccine Perceptions (Africa – Europe – Middle East), Bamberg: University of Bamberg Press, S. 87–106, doi: 10.20378/irb-90291.
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The Bible, Quran, and COVID-19 Vaccines : Studies on Religion-based Vaccine Perceptions (Africa – Europe – Middle East)
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2023
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978-3-86309-930-5
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Prophet Jeremiah regrets the lack of the healing balm of Gilead in Judah where his people were perishing from incurable ailments. The balm of Gilead (commiphora opobalsamum), like the zumbani (lippia javanica) of Zimbabwe, was used by traditional herbalists for healing several illnesses and diseases. Zimbabwe’s traditional and natural herb, zumbani, has been described as ‘the wonder herb’ (BHEBHE 2021) due to its antioxidant characteristics which are essential for mopping out COVID-19 related toxins in the human body. This article discusses how Christianity and African Traditional Religion (ATR), have espoused use of traditional herbal medicines alongside WHO attested vaccines.
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Simbabwe
COVID-19
Impfung
Naturheilkunde
Afrikanische Religion
Christentum
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COVID-19
African Christianity
vaccination
African Traditional Religion
Jeremiah 8:22
zumbani
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September 4, 2023
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