DISCOURS PRÉMONITOIRES DE SIMON KIMBANGU SUR LA MISSION LIBÉRATRICE DE L'HOMME NOIR ET DE L'AFRIQUE (1895-1921) : HERMÉNEUTIQUE DES RÉCITS ET GESTES PROPHÉTIQUES
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Cet article analyse les discours prémonitoires de Simon Kimbangu entre 1895 et 1921, replacés dans le contexte colonial du Congo belge. À travers récits oraux, chants et gestes prophétiques, il met en lumière une herméneutique de libération qui dépasse le cadre religieux pour toucher aux enjeux politiques, culturels et mémoriels. L'étude montre que ces récits, transmis par Kinzembo, Nsumbu et Tuvumana, constituent une contre-mémoire face aux discours coloniaux niant l'historicité de l'Afrique. Ils anticipent une mission libératrice de l'Homme Noir, de l'Afrique et du Congo-Kinshasa, culminant le 6 avril 1921 avec la proclamation de Nkamba comme « Nouvelle Jérusalem ». La recherche mobilise une approche pluridisciplinaire (histoire culturelle, sciences religieuses, anthropologie de la mémoire) et met en évidence la pertinence scientifique d'une lecture herméneutique des récits kimbanguistes.
This article examines Simon Kimbangu's premonitory discourses between 1895 and 1921 within the colonial context of the Belgian Congo. Through oral narratives, prophetic songs, and symbolic gestures, it highlights a hermeneutics of liberation that transcends the religious sphere to address political, cultural, and memorial issues. The study demonstrates that these accounts, transmitted by Kinzembo, Nsumbu, and Tuvumana, constitute a counter-memory against colonial discourses denying Africa's historicity. They anticipate a liberating mission for Black people, Africa, and Congo-Kinshasa, culminating on April 6, 1921, with the proclamation of Nkamba as the "New Jerusalem." Using a multidisciplinary approach (cultural history, religious studies, anthropology of memory), the research underscores the scientific relevance of a hermeneutical reading of Kimbanguist narratives.
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