Sankofa Socialization as a Response to the Soul Trauma of Black Women Activists in Ministry

This article sets out an emerging discourse on defining and repairing the generational spiritual consequences of racism, victimization, marginalization, and isolation experienced by women of African descent, identified in this paper as "soul trauma." Drawing on the work of W.E.B. Dubois, J...

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Nebentitel:Lament
1. VerfasserIn: Elion, Ericka (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2019]
In: The ecumenical review
Jahr: 2019, Band: 71, Heft: 4, Seiten: 468-477
RelBib Classification:FD Kontextuelle Theologie
KBN Subsahara-Afrika
ZD Psychologie
ZF Pädagogik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Sankofa
B soul trauma
B Marginalization
B Black women
B Racism
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Zusammenfassung:This article sets out an emerging discourse on defining and repairing the generational spiritual consequences of racism, victimization, marginalization, and isolation experienced by women of African descent, identified in this paper as "soul trauma." Drawing on the work of W.E.B. Dubois, Joy DeGruy, Iva Carruthers, and others, it establishes the deep and deadly effect of internalized white supremacy and cultural hegemony on the identity and socialization of Black women, an effect that requires substantial work and repair beyond what established human service delivery practices can provide to the essential core of one's being, the soul. This article posits the concept and practice of Sankofa as a form of holistic medicine in the repair of Black souls, specific to the use of Kindezi, a Kikongo education system.
ISSN:1758-6623
Enthält:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12453