The Fifohazana:  Madagascar’s Indigenous Christian Movement
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Chapter 8: Reflections on the Relationship Between Language and Revival in Madagascar by Leoni Bouwer

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Introduction

183

Orality Versus Literacy

188

Nineteenth-Century Christianity and Language

192

Madagascar: A “High-Context” Culture

195

Language Perceptions in Madagascar

197

Further Aspects of Language Behavior

199

Final Thoughts and Questions

204

Chapter 9: The Doctrine of Revelation and the Fifohazana by Mark H. Rich

213

Proposal: A Reflective Framework

216

Appearances and Sayings of the Risen Jesus

217

The Covenant Meal

217

The Words and Deeds of the Leaders of This New Community

217

The Community Itself

218

The Written Proclamation and History of the Movement

218

The Resurrection and New Creation

219

Discussion: Revelation in the Fifohazana

219

Appearances

219

Covenant Meal

221

Conclusion: Prospects for Research and Renewal by Cynthia Holder Rich and Mark H. Rich

231

Serial, Rather Than Progressive, Growth

232

Political Dimensions of the Movement

234

Health and Illness

236

Multilayered, Multifaceted Discrimination

240

Looking Toward the Future

242