Ubuntu and the body: A perspective from theological anthropology as embodied sensing
The author asks whether the notion of ubuntu truly exists within contemporary South African society and how the experiencing of South Africans' embodiment can be connected to ubuntu - especially amongst black people. The notion of ubuntu is briefly explored within law and theology. The author h...
Publié dans: | Verbum et ecclesia |
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Autres titres: | Ubuntu, sub-edited by Julian C. Müller and Wilhelm van Deventer |
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Univ.
[2015]
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Verbum et ecclesia
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RelBib Classification: | KBN Afrique subsaharienne NBE Anthropologie VA Philosophie |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ubuntu
B Apartheid B Language B Lived experience B lived body B Theological anthropology as embodied sensing B law and theology B Embodiment B the "more than" B Black bodies |
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Résumé: | The author asks whether the notion of ubuntu truly exists within contemporary South African society and how the experiencing of South Africans' embodiment can be connected to ubuntu - especially amongst black people. The notion of ubuntu is briefly explored within law and theology. The author has recently proposed a model for a contemporary theological anthropology as embodied sensing' which functions within the intimate relationship of the lived body, experiencing in a concrete life-world, language, and the more than'. It is from this perspective that the notion of ubuntu is explored. |
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ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1423 |