what is the importance of religion to the people of bonasse and the church.
The characters in the story are Spiritual Baptists who have been persecuted for their religious beliefs.
the villagers thought that the the people of the church had sinned because the villagers thought that you would only get the plague if you had sinned....
Nothing happens, so the villagers suspect that they have special powers. The Villagers expect the missionaries to die within 7 market weeks or 28 days. When the missionaries do not die, the villagers assume that the missionaries possess special powers, and thus gain more recruits.
The villagers in Mbanta direct the missionaries to build their church in the evil forest because they believe it is a place where evil spirits reside and they want to drive the missionaries away by making them feel unwelcome. It is a symbolic way for the villagers to resist the missionaries' influence and protect their traditional beliefs.
he was an elected member of the legislatively. he was selfish in that he failed the members of his community.(Bonasse)
The Catholic Church
The setting of the book was in bonasse, Trinidad during the period of the Prohibition Ordinance (1932-1951)
If population membership is the sign of importance then it is the Roman Catholic Church.
The priest provided for the spiritual well being of the villagers. He performed church services, such as baptism and mass, and he provided guidance.
No, villagers do not eat.
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The elders expect that the gods will shower their wrath on the missionaries and that the Christians will be dead within a week. This is because they have built their church in the evil forest.