- Notes
- References
{{distinguish|Johane Maranke}}{{infobox person|
| birth_date=1914
| birth_place=Gandanzara, Makoni{{sfn|Reese|2008}}
| death_date=13 September 1973
| death_place=Ndola, Zambia{{sfn|Dillon-Malone|1978|p=41}}
}}Johane Masowe (1914-1973, born Shoniwa Masedza[1]) was an African preacher and religious leader. The name "Johane Masowe" means "John of the Wilderness", and alludes to John the Baptist.{{sfn|Mukonyora|2007|p=14}} In 1932, Masowe suffered a long illness, and was unable to speak or walk. Afterwards, he believed he had been "sent from Heaven to carry out religious work among the natives".{{sfn|Engelke|2007|p=79}} He initially had the nickname "Sixpence".{{sfn|Griffith|2006|pp=66-68}} He spent the 1930s as an itinerant preacher throughout southern Africa, and settled in Port Elizabeth in 1947.{{sfn|Dillon-Malone|1978|p=28}} Masowe's followers eventually created several different churches. These include the Masowe weChishanu Church (weChishanu referring to observing the Sabbath on Friday), and the Gospel of God Church, which observes Sabbath on Saturdays.{{sfn|Engelke|2007|pp=3-4}} The term Vapostori is used to describe those who follow the teachings of Masowe as well as some closely linked traditions. Notes1. ^{{cite web |title=Baba Johane’s prophecy being fulfilled {{!}} The Chronicle |url=http://www.chronicle.co.zw/baba-johanes-prophecy-being-fulfilled/ |website=www.chronicle.co.zw}}
References{{refbegin}}- {{cite book |ref=harv|last1=Dillon-Malone |first1=Clive M. |title=The Korsten Basketmakers : a study of the Masowe apostles, an indigenous African religious movement |date=1978 |publisher=[Institute for African Studies] |location=Zambian |isbn=0719014107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=une7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA41&dq=Johane+Masowe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp65bA-8zbAhUL0YMKHf5tCboQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Johane%20Masowe&f=false}}
- {{cite book |ref=harv| last1=Engelke |first1=Matthew |title=A problem of presence beyond Scripture in an African church |date=2007 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |isbn=0520940040| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vESQ_pGaCOYC&lpg=PP1&dq=A%20problem%20of%20presence%20beyond%20Scripture%20in%20an%20African%20church&pg=PA79#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
- {{cite book |ref=harv| editor1-last=Griffith |editor1-first=R. Marie |editor2-last=Savage |editor2-first=Barbara Diane |title=Women and religion in the African diaspora : knowledge, power, and performance |date=2006 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |location=Baltimore |isbn=0801883695| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bp86YeQPyJ0C&lpg=PP1&dq=Women%20and%20religion%20in%20the%20African%20diaspora&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
- {{cite book |ref=harv| last1=Mukonyora |first1=Isabel |title=Wandering a gendered wilderness suffering & healing in an African initiated church |date=2007 |publisher=Lang |location=New York |isbn=0820488836 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NCFUWNE2PusC&lpg=PA11&dq=Shoniwa%20Masedza&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q&f=false}}
- {{cite web |ref=harv| last1=Reese |first1=Robert |title=Masowe, Johane {{!}} Dictionary of African Christian Biography|url=https://dacb.org/stories/zimbabwe/johane-masowe/ |website=dacb.org |language=en| year=2008}}
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