Publication Date
4-14-2015
School
School of Music
Major
Worship and Music Ministry
Keywords
Maasai, Tanzania, Music, Contextualization
Recommended Citation
Morgan, Alexandra T., "Contextualization: Tanzanian Maasai Culture and the Implications for Worship and Women’s Ministry" (2015). Senior Honors Theses. 724.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/724
Abstract
Maasai religion, music, and cultural customs have a definite impact on the methodology of missions and relations with the people of their tribes, specifically in the areas of worship and women’s ministry. Maasai tribes have specific cultural needs that require ministry different from those usually employed in Western methodology. There are theological foundations of worship and women’s ministry that must be understood in order to properly execute the process of contextualization as it applies to the Christian gospel. An analysis of the history, religion, rituals, gender roles, and music of Maasai tribes in Tanzania coupled with an understanding of contextualization will aid in the discovery of the implications of culture for ministry within this specific tribal setting.
