PROF TABONA SHOKO
DPhil (UZ 1994); MA (UZ 1988); BA Dual Hons (UZ 1984)
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Research Profile:
Area of Specialization: African Traditional Religion
Research Focus/ Area: African Traditional Religion, African Pentecostalism, Health and Well-being, HIV and AIDS, Same Sex Relationships, Bible and ATR, Human Rights and Democracy, Green Technology, Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Sustainability
Research Fellowships:
Visiting Research Scholar, Bamberg University, Germany, 2016
Research Fellow, Institute for Theology and Religion, UNISA, 2010-2013.
Swedish Institute Guest Scholar, Soderton Hogskola, Sweden, 2007-8
Research Fellow African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2006.
Research Fellow University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2004 and 1994.
Research Fellow University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2002, 1988 –1999.
Research Fellow University of Botswana, Gaborone, 1997.
Research Contracts:
The Other Foundation, 2015.
Association of African Universities (AAU) Research Grant, 2009
CODESRIA National Working Group: Child and Youth Studies Program Grant, 2006-08
SIDA/SAREC Research Grant, 1994-08
University of Zimbabwe Research Grant, 1992-2000.
University of Zimbabwe Postgraduate Scholarship, 1987-88; 1990
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate:
RS 3710 Methods and Theories in the Study of African Traditional Religion
RS 3720 Selected Themes in the Study of African Traditional Religion
HRS 0550 Methods and Theories in the Study of African Traditional Religion
HRS 0560 Selected Themes in the Study of African Traditional Religion
Postgraduate:
MRS 515 History and Methods of the Study of African Traditional Religion
MRS 516 Comparative Study of Zimbabwean and Non-Zimbabwean African Traditional Religions
MRS 517 Major Themes in The Study of African Traditional Religion
MARS 501 Research Methods
MARS 505 African Traditional Religion and Modernity
MARS 506 African Traditional Religion, Peace and Conflict Resolution
MARS 507 African Traditional Religion and Theology
MARS 508 African Traditional Religion and Politics