<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study is a response to the call for papers on African issues and discusses the notion of leadership in the Zimbabwean context. Based on material drawn through an interdisciplinary research process, this article argues that the phenomenon of fear emanating from a Zimbabwean religio-culture cuts across the country’s socio-political structures and affects its different forms of leadership. Therefore, by drawing on primary and secondary as well as literary and non-literary, sources, the article examines how and why religio-culture and especially its elements, such as the phenomenon of fear, continue to influence the people’s understanding of leadership. The quest for a cross-cultural perspective leads to the consideration of both African and non-African scholarly views. In order to draw on concrete data, I focus on the perceptions and experiences of ordinary citizens whether professionals or non-professionals. Furthermore, the study considers arguments and propositions from disciplines such as history, political science, religious studies, anthropology, and African philosophy, among others.</p></abstract>

The study is a response to the call for papers on African issues and discusses the notion of leadership in the Zimbabwean context. Based on material drawn through an interdisciplinary research process, this article argues that the phenomenon of fear emanating from a Zimbabwean religio-culture cuts across the country’s socio-political structures and affects its different forms of leadership. Therefore, by drawing on primary and secondary as well as literary and non-literary, sources, the article examines how and why religio-culture and especially its elements, such as the phenomenon of fear, continue to influence the people’s understanding of leadership. The quest for a cross-cultural perspective leads to the consideration of both African and non-African scholarly views. In order to draw on concrete data, I focus on the perceptions and experiences of ordinary citizens whether professionals or non-professionals. Furthermore, the study considers arguments and propositions from disciplines such as history, political science, religious studies, anthropology, and African philosophy, among others.

Religio-Culture, Fear, and Zimbabwe’s Leadership Perceptions

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The study is a response to the call for papers on African issues and discusses the notion of leadership in the Zimbabwean context. Based on material drawn...

Religio-Culture, Fear, and Zimbabwe’s Leadership Perceptions

Published Online: Apr 22, 2016

Page range: 75 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2016-0005

Keywords
fear, religio-culture, leadership, Zimbabwe, spirituality

© 2016 Muchumayeli Bhebhe, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Religio-Culture, Fear, and Zimbabwe’s Leadership Perceptions

Published Online: Apr 22, 2016

Page range: 75 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2016-0005

Keywordsfear, religio-culture, leadership, Zimbabwe, spirituality

© 2016 Muchumayeli Bhebhe, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
fear, religio-culture, leadership, Zimbabwe, spirituality