Dumping Sites, Witches and Soul-Pollution

The generation of waste and how to manage it pose challenges to municipal and district authorities in many parts of the world. In the African context, poverty, bad management practices, and increasing consumerist culture have conspired to render the situation even more complex. Complicating the situ...

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Published in:Worldviews
Main Author: Atiemo, Abamfo Ofori (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Worldviews
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ghana / Waste disposal / Symbolics / Environmental damage / Christian world view / Folk religion
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BS Traditional African religions
CH Christianity and Society
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
NCC Social ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B waste Africa Ghana pollution religion Christian eco-theological ethics pastoral theology
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The generation of waste and how to manage it pose challenges to municipal and district authorities in many parts of the world. In the African context, poverty, bad management practices, and increasing consumerist culture have conspired to render the situation even more complex. Complicating the situation further is the addition of synthetic and electronic waste, non-biodegradable and, in several cases, hazardous. Drawing on personal first hand experiences in Ghana from the perspective of a pastor and a scholar of religious studies, the author reflects on contemporary waste and its (mis)management in Africa and how these affect the dignity and security of present and future generations. He draws on relevant theological motifs from Christianity and indigenous African religious beliefs and practices as well as insights from sociology and eco-theological ethics to analyse the challenge and explore ways in which African Christian public opinion may be mobilized to help address the challenge.
ISSN:1568-5357
Contains:In: Worldviews
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02201003